Jared P. Scott
{{Short description|American Documentary writer and producer}}
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Jared P. Scott is an American documentary writer, director, and producer. His films include The Age of Consequences, Requiem for the American Dream, The Great Green Wall, and Who Killed Robert Wone?
{{Infobox person
| name = Jared P. Scott
| image = Jared P. Scott at the Venice Film Festival in 2019.png
| caption = Scott at the Venice Film Festival in 2019.
| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, United States
| occupation = Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Producer
| years_active = 2008—Present
}}
Career
Scott{{Cite web |title=Jared P. Scott |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1962031/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} is the director and executive producer of Who Killed Robert Wone?,{{Citation |title=Who Killed Robert Wone? |date=2023-03-07 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26831504/ |type=Documentary, Crime |access-date=2023-03-20 |publisher=Jupiter Entertainment}} a Peacock original documentary about the mysterious murder of Robert Eric Wone.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=A New Documentary Examines a Still-Perplexing DC Murder - Washingtonian |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/03/13/robert-wone-documentary-peacock/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Dominguez |first=Alessa |title=Three Gay Men Were Accused Of Killing A Friend. A New Documentary Explores What Happened. |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alessadominguez/who-killed-robert-wone-peacock-review |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=BuzzFeed News |date=March 8, 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title='Who Killed Robert Wone?' Director Reveals He Slept At Crime Scene |url=https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/who-killed-robert-wone-director-slept-crime-scene |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Oxygen Official Site |language=en-US}}
He is the writer, director and producer of The Great Green Wall.{{Citation|title=The Great Green Wall|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8333336/|access-date=2019-09-04}} {{Cite web |title=Great Green Wall documentary premieres at the Venice Film Festival |url=https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/stories/great-green-wall-documentary-premieres-venice-film-festival |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=UNCCD |language=en}} The film features Inna Modja{{Cite web |title=Jared P. Scott Archives |url=https://trueafricauniversity.com/speakers/jared-p-scott/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=True Africa University |language=en-GB}} following The Great Green Wall initiative and is executive produced by Fernando Meirelles (City of God){{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/venice-eco-doc-the-great-green-wall-director-on-a-story-of-hope-1203319177/|title=Venice: Eco-Doc 'The Great Green Wall' Director on a 'Story of Hope'|last=Dams|first=Tim|date=2019-08-30|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04}} {{Cite web |title=British Council Film: The Great Green Wall |url=http://film-directory.britishcouncil.org/the-great-green-wall |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=film-directory.britishcouncil.org}}and Biz Stone.{{Cite web |last=Glassman |first=Marc |date=2020-07-31 |title='The Great Green Wall' promises that a forest can grow in the desert |url=https://povmagazine.com/great-green-wall-documentary-review/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=POV Magazine |language=en-US}}
Scott is the director and executive producer of Humanity Has Not Yet Failed,{{Cite web |title=Greta Thunberg Animated Film |url=https://www.humanityhasnotyetfailed.com/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Humanity Has Not Yet Failed |language=en-US}} based on the words by Greta Thunberg.{{Citation |title=Greta Thunberg: Humanity has not yet failed |date=2020-06-20 |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/7E2Wz3C5XwtEw3Pi96tLQA |language=en |access-date=2022-07-30}} The film was released by New York Times Opinion.{{Cite news |last=Thunberg |first=Featuring Greta |date=2021-10-27 |title=Video: Opinion {{!}} Greta Thunberg Has Given Up on Politicians |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000008010161/greta-thunberg-climate-crisis.html |access-date=2022-07-30 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |last=Gold |first=Daniel M. |date=January 28, 2016 |title=Review: Noam Chomsky Focuses on Financial Inequality in 'Requiem for the American Dream' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/movies/review-noam-chomsky-focuses-on-financial-inequality.html |access-date=2017-06-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
He is one of three co-writers, directors and producers of Requiem for the American Dream, a New York Times Critics' Pick.{{Cite web |title=Requiem for the American Dream movie review (2016) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/requiem-for-the-american-dream-2016 |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.rogerebert.com |language=en-US}} The film was adapted into a book authored by Noam Chomsky.{{Cite news |title=Paperback Nonfiction Books – Best Sellers – April 16, 2017 – The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2017/04/16/paperback-nonfiction/ |access-date=2017-06-30 |work=The New York Times}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title ! Contribution ! Note |
|---|
| 2025
| The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets | writer, director, executive producer | Documentary Series |
| 2023
| Who Killed Robert Wone? | writer, director, executive producer | Documentary |
| 2021
| Humanity Has Not Yet Failed | writer, director, executive producer | Short film |
| 2019
| The Great Green Wall | writer, director, producer | Documentary |
| 2017
| The Age of Consequences | writer, director, producer | Documentary |
| 2016
| Requiem for the American Dream | writer, director, producer | Documentary |
| 2014
| Disruption | writer, director, producer | Documentary |
| 2014
| Impossible | writer, director, producer | Short film |
| 2014
| Money is Material | writer, director, producer | Short film |
| 2013
| Do the Math | writer, director, producer | Documentary |
| 2013
| The Artificial Leaf | writer, director, producer | Short film |
| 2012
| Split: A Deeper Divide | producer | Documentary |
| 2008
| Split: A Divided America | producer | Documentary |
Books
- {{cite book|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_for_the_American_Dream_(book)|title=Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power|last=Chomsky|first=Noam|publisher=Seven Stories|year=2017|isbn=978-1-60980-736-8}} Co-created and edited by Jared P. Scott.
Awards and nominations
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| Year
!Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |
|---|
| 2024
|style="background: #ddffdd"|Nominated |News and Documentary Emmy Awards |Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation |Who Killed Robert Wone? |
| 2024
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Nominated |News and Documentary Emmy Awards |Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design: Documentary |Who Killed Robert Wone? |
| 2022
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |News and Documentary Emmy Awards |Outstanding News Analysis: Editorial and Opinion |Humanity Has Not Yet Failed |
| 2018
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Nominated |News and Documentary Emmy Awards |Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary |The Age of Consequences |
| 2017
|style="background: #ddffdd"| N/A |The New York Times Best Seller list |Paperback Nonfiction |Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power |{{Cite web |last=Nyt |date=April 16, 2017 |title=Paperback Nonfiction |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2017/04/16/paperback-nonfiction/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} |
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