Cynthia Wade

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Cynthia Leigh Wade (* 1967 in New York City ) is an American documentary filmmaker . In 2008 , Wade received the Academy Award for her short documentary film Freeheld .

Life

Cynthia Wade is the daughter of banker Cecil L. Wade and nurse Jennifer L. Wade. She first studied at Smith College , which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts . A few years later, Wade completed the Documentary Film Production course at Stanford University , which she completed with a master's degree . In 1995 Wade directed, produced and edited her first short documentary film Almost Home . In 2003 she released Shelter Dogs, an award-winning film about animal welfare in America. Shelter Dogs has won awards at the Newport Film Festival and the Director's View Film Festival , among others . Her documentary Freeheld , published in 2007, about the cancerous, lesbian policewoman Laurel Hester , who is fighting for recognition of her partnership, has received numerous awards, in addition to the Oscar, Wade also won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival . In 2011, Wade directed Growing Hope against Hunger , a one-hour special edition of Sesame Street , starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Brad Paisley . The 2012 documentary Mondays at Racine about a hair salon on Long Island was nominated for "Best Documentary Short" at the 2013 Academy Awards.

In 1999, Wade married Matthew Syrett, who had worked as a producer at Freeheld , among other things .

Filmography

  • 1995: Almost Home (production, camera, editing and direction)
  • 1998: Taken In: Lives of America's Foster Children (camera)
  • 1999: Grist for the Mill (production, camera, editing and direction)
  • 2000: Parole: Prison Without Bars (camera)
  • 2002: The Collector of Bedford Street (camera)
  • 2003: Shelter Dogs (production, camera and direction)
  • 2007: Freeheld (production, camera and direction)
  • 2009: Living the Legacy: The Untold Story of Milton Hershey School (Production, Cinematography and Direction)
  • 2010: Born Sweet (Production, Cinematography and Direction)
  • 2010: Forget Me Nots (camera)
  • 2011: Growing Hope against Hunger (Director)
  • 2012: Mondays at Racine (production, camera and direction)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Cynthia Wade and Matthew Syrett , New York Times article, September 19, 1999, accessed January 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Interview  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. with Cynthia Wade at documentary.org, accessed January 14, 2013.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.documentary.org  
personal data
SURNAME Wade, Cynthia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wade, Cynthia Leigh (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American documentary filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City