Cynthia Wade is an Oscar-winning, Emmy-winning director
working in documentary, fiction, and commercials.

ABOUT

CYNTHIA WADE

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Cynthia is the director of:

GAMECHANGERS: The Ashlyn Harris Story (Roku, Showrunner)

MERPEOPLE (Netflix, 4 Part Series, Executive Producer/Director)

THE FLAGMAKERS (Disney+, co-director with Sharon Liese)

GUTSY (AppleTV+ Episodes 4, 5, 7)

GOOD ENOUGH ANCESTOR

SPROUTLAND

GRIT (PBS, co-director with Sasha Friedlander)

GENERATION STARTUP (Netflix)

LIVING THE LEGACY (Sundance Channel)

GROWING HOPE AGAINST HUNGER (PBS)

MONDAYS AT RACINE (HBO, Oscar nominee)

BORN SWEET (Sundance winner)

FREEHELD (Cinemax, Oscar winner)

SHELTER DOGS (HBO)

GRIST FOR THE MILL (Cinemax)

Cynthia also directs television and web commercials. 

Collectively her films have received over 60 awards. 

She is currently in pre-production on a fiction film inspired by real events that took place at Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts in 1871.

Cynthia holds an MA in Documentary Film from Stanford University, and an MFA in Film from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Film/TV representation:  Alexandra Emmerman at CAA (EST) // 212-556-6642 and Katie Zwick at CAA (PST) 424-288-2000

Commercial representation:Megan Kelly atHonor Society // 917.544.3785

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