Jared P. Scott

Jared P. Scott is an Emmy®-nominated writer/director/producer and New York Times® Bestseller. Jared recently wrote, directed, and produced THE GREAT GREEN WALL (2019) - an epic music-driven journey along a burgeoning 8000km 'wall' of trees stretching across Africa to fight back against climate change, desertification and migration. Executive Produced by Fernando Meirelles (Academy Award®-nominated director of 'City of God' & 'The Two Popes') and featuring Malian musician/activist Inna Modja, the film premiered at Venice (GdA), has won awards at 11+ festivals (São Paulo IFF, EarthX, Jackson Hole, Raindance, CannesTV), and is available in 50+ territories. The film has released in 150+ theaters across France (June '20), Canada (July '20), Germany/Europe (Oct '20), US (Apr '21). Jared wrote, directed, and produced THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES (2016/17) - an investigation of climate change and US national security - nominated for an Emmy®. The film played theatrically (US, Canada, UK), garnered critical acclaim at festivals worldwide (HotDocs, Sheffield, DOC NYC), charted in the top 5 on iTunes (US), and has global distribution with PBS in 50+ territories. STARZ launched their documentary strand with the film's US broadcast and streaming premiere. Jared wrote, directed, and produced the NYTimes® Critics' Pick REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM (2015/16) - Noam Chomsky and the Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power (TriBeCa, AFI, IDFA). The film was a top grossing theatrical doc (US, Canada), charted at #1 on iTunes for 8+ weeks and premiered globally on NETFLIX. The film was adapted into an eponymous book that Jared co-created and co-edited with Noam Chomsky, reaching #6 on The New York Times® Bestseller list and #1 in over 10 categories on Amazon's Bestseller lists. Published by Seven Stories Press (Kurt Vonnegut), translations have been released in over 20+ languages. He wrote, directed and produced DISRUPTION (2014, Vimeo Staff Pick) that helped galvanize the largest climate mobilization in history and DO THE MATH (2013, Al-Jazeera), Bill McKibben's David vs Goliath fight against the fossil fuel industry. Other films include DISOBEDIENCE (2016, producer), MONEY IS MATERIAL (2014, VSP), IMPOSSIBLE (2014, VSP), THE ARTIFICIAL LEAF (2013, Sundance), SPLIT: A DEEPER DIVIDE (2012, producer), and SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA (2008/09, producer) which have aired/streamed on IFC, PBS, The Documentary Channel, Pivot, iTunes & Amazon.