Jared P. Scott

Jared P. Scott is an American documentary writer, director and producer.

His feature films include The Age of Consequences, Requiem for the American Dream and The Great Green Wall.

Career

Jared is the writer, director and producer of The Great Green Wall.[1] The film features Inna Modja and is executive produced by Fernando Meirelles (City of God).[2]

Jared is the writer, director and producer of The Age of Consequences[3][4]. The film was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary.[5]

He is one of three co-writers/directors/producers of Requiem for the American Dream,[6][7] a NYTimes Critics' Pick.[8]

Jared is one of three editors of the book Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power authored by Noam Chomsky, which ranked No. 6 on The New York Times Bestseller list for paperback nonfiction the week of April 16, 2017.[9]

Jared is the writer, director, and producer of Disruption,[10] a Vimeo Staff Pick following the People's Climate March.

He is the writer, director, and producer of Do the Math featuring environmentalist Bill McKibben.

Jared is the writer, director, and producer of Money is Material featuring currency collage artist Mark Wagner.

He is the writer, director, and producer The Artificial Leaf, a jury prize winner at the Focus Forward competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

Awards and nominations
  • São Paulo International Film Festival, Winner, Best Documentary, Audience Award, 2019, for The Great Green Wall
  • ECOCUP International Green Documentary Film Festival, Winner, Best Film, 2019, for The Great Green Wall
  • Belgrade International Green Culture Festival, Winner, Audience Award, 2019, for The Great Green Wall
  • News & Documentary Emmy Award, Nominated, Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary, 2018, for The Age of Consequences
  • CinemAmbiente, Nominated, City of Turin Award for the Best Feature Film, 2017, for The Age of Consequences
  • CPH:DOX, Nominated, F:ACT Award, 2017, for The Age of Consequences
  • DOC NYC, Nominated, Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize, 2017, for The Age of Consequences
  • Sheffield Doc/Fest, Nominated, Environmental Jury Award, 2017, for The Age of Consequences
  • Cleveland International Film Festival, Nominated, Global Health Competition, 2017, for The Age of Consequences
  • NY Wild Film Festival, Winner, Best Environmental Film, 2017, for The Age of Consequences
  • Waimea Ocean Film Festival, Winner, Audience Award & Director's Choice Award, 2017, for The Age of Consequences
  • NYTimes Critics' Pick, 2016, for Requiem for the American Dream
  • International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Nominated, Oxfam Global Justice Award, 2016, for Requiem for the American Dream
  • Vimeo Staff Pick, 2014, for Disruption
  • Vimeo Staff Pick, 2014, for Money is Material
  • Sundance Film Festival, Winner, Focus Forward Jury Prize Winner, 2013, for The Artificial Leaf
  • Riverside International Film Festival, Winner, Best Documentary & Audience Favorite, 2008, for Split: A Divided America
  • Sarasota Film Festival, Nominated, Best Documentary Feature, 2008, for Split: A Divided America

Filmography
  • The Great Green Wall (2019), writer, director, producer
  • The Age of Consequences (2016/17), writer, director, producer
  • Disobedience (2016), producer
  • Requiem for the American Dream (2015/16), writer, director, producer
  • Disruption (2014), writer, director, producer
  • Impossible (2014), writer, director, producer
  • Money is Material (2014), writer, director, producer
  • Do the Math (2013), writer, director, producer
  • The Artificial Leaf (2013), writer, director, producer
  • Split: A Deeper Divide (2012), producer
  • Split: A Divided America (2008), producer

Books
  • Chomsky, Noam (2017). Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power. Seven Stories. ISBN 978-1-60980-736-8. Co-created and edited by Jared P. Scott.
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References
  1. The Great Green Wall, retrieved September 4, 2019
  2. Dams, Tim (August 30, 2019). "Venice: Eco-Doc 'The Great Green Wall' Director on a 'Story of Hope'". Variety. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. The Age of Consequences (2016), retrieved June 30, 2017
  4. "The Age of Consequences - Climate change risks to conflict & security". theageofconsequences.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  5. "NOMINEES FOR THE 39th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". emmyonline.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  6. "- PF PICTURES – REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM". requiemfortheamericandream.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  7. Requiem for the American Dream, retrieved March 24, 2019
  8. Gold, Daniel M. (January 28, 2016). "Review: Noam Chomsky Focuses on Financial Inequality in 'Requiem for the American Dream'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  9. "Paperback Nonfiction Books – Best Sellers – April 16, 2017 – The New York Times". Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  10. "Disruption: Climate. Change". Disruption: Climate. Change. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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