Jared P. Scott

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?

Jared P. Scott
Scott at the Venice Film Festival in 2019.
Born	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Occupation(s)	Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Producer
Years active	2008—Present

Career

Scott ^[1] is the director and executive producer of Who Killed Robert Wone?, ^[2] a Peacock original documentary about the mysterious murder of Robert Eric Wone. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

He is the writer, director and producer of The Great Green Wall. ^{[6] [7]} The film features Inna Modja ^[8] following The Great Green Wall initiative and is executive produced by Fernando Meirelles (City of God) ^{[9] [10]} and Biz Stone. ^[11]

Scott is the director and executive producer of Humanity Has Not Yet Failed, ^[12] based on the words by Greta Thunberg. ^[13] The film was released by New York Times Opinion. ^{[14] [15]}

He is one of three co-writers, directors and producers of Requiem for the American Dream , a New York Times Critics' Pick. ^[16] The film was adapted into a book authored by Noam Chomsky. ^[17]

Filmography

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

• 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.

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2024	Nominated	News and Documentary Emmy Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation	Who Killed Robert Wone?	[18]
2024	Nominated	News and Documentary Emmy Awards	Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design: Documentary	Who Killed Robert Wone?	[18]
2022	Won	News and Documentary Emmy Awards	Outstanding News Analysis: Editorial and Opinion	Humanity Has Not Yet Failed	[19]
2018	Nominated	News and Documentary Emmy Awards	Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary	The Age of Consequences	[20]
2017	N/A	The New York Times Best Seller list	Paperback Nonfiction	Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power	[21]

References

1. "Jared P. Scott". IMDb. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
2. Who Killed Robert Wone? (Documentary, Crime), Jupiter Entertainment, March 7, 2023, retrieved March 20, 2023
3. "A New Documentary Examines a Still-Perplexing DC Murder - Washingtonian". March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
4. Dominguez, Alessa (March 8, 2023). "Three Gay Men Were Accused Of Killing A Friend. A New Documentary Explores What Happened". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
5. "'Who Killed Robert Wone?' Director Reveals He Slept At Crime Scene". Oxygen Official Site. March 13, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
6. The Great Green Wall , retrieved September 4, 2019
7. "Great Green Wall documentary premieres at the Venice Film Festival". UNCCD. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
8. "Jared P. Scott Archives". True Africa University. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
9. Dams, Tim (August 30, 2019). "Venice: Eco-Doc 'The Great Green Wall' Director on a 'Story of Hope'". Variety. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
10. "British Council Film: The Great Green Wall". film-directory.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
11. Glassman, Marc (July 31, 2020). "'The Great Green Wall' promises that a forest can grow in the desert". POV Magazine. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
12. "Greta Thunberg Animated Film". Humanity Has Not Yet Failed. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
13. Greta Thunberg: Humanity has not yet failed, June 20, 2020, retrieved July 30, 2022
14. Thunberg, Featuring Greta (October 27, 2021). "Video: Opinion | Greta Thunberg Has Given Up on Politicians". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved July 30, 2022.
15. 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.
16. "Requiem for the American Dream movie review (2016) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
17. "Paperback Nonfiction Books – Best Sellers – April 16, 2017 – The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
18. "The 45th News & Documentary Nominations - The Emmys". theemmys.tv. July 25, 2024. Archived from the original on September 1, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
19. Emmy (November 22, 2024). "Annual News Winner" (PDF). Theemmys. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
20. Emmy (November 23, 2024). "39th Nominations" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
21. Nyt (April 16, 2017). "Paperback Nonfiction". The New York Times . Retrieved November 22, 2024.