# Jared P. Scott > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jared_P._Scott > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jared_P._Scott.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_P._Scott > Source revision: 1351082025 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American Documentary writer and producer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}} '''Jared P. Scott''' is an American [documentary](/source/Documentary_film) writer, director, and producer. His films include ''The Age of Consequences'', ''[Requiem for the American Dream](/source/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](/source/Venice_Film_Festival) in 2019. | birth_place = [Columbus, Ohio](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio), United States | occupation = [Writer](/source/Writer), Director, [Executive Producer](/source/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](/source/Peacock_(streaming_service)) original documentary about the mysterious [murder of Robert Eric Wone](/source/murder_of_Robert_Eric_Wone).{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=A New Documentary Examines a Still-Perplexing DC Murder - Washingtonian |url=https://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](/source/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](/source/Great_Green_Wall_(Africa)) initiative and is executive produced by [Fernando Meirelles](/source/Fernando_Meirelles) ([''City of God''](/source/City_of_God_(2002_film))){{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](/source/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](/source/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''](/source/The_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](/source/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](/source/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== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |2024 |style="background: #ddffdd"|Nominated |[News and Documentary Emmy Awards](/source/News_and_Documentary_Emmy_Awards) |Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation |''Who Killed Robert Wone?'' |{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=The 45th News & Documentary Nominations - The Emmys |url=https://theemmys.tv/news-45th-nominations/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=theemmys.tv |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901101450/https://theemmys.tv/news-45th-nominations/ |url-status=dead }} |- |2024 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Nominated |[News and Documentary Emmy Awards](/source/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](/source/News_and_Documentary_Emmy_Awards) |Outstanding News Analysis: Editorial and Opinion |''Humanity Has Not Yet Failed'' |{{Cite web |last=Emmy |date=November 22, 2024 |title=Annual News Winner |url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/43rd-Annual-News-Winners-9-28-22-REV-11.14-Final.pdf |access-date=November 23, 2024 |website=Theemmys}} |- |2018 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Nominated |[News and Documentary Emmy Awards](/source/News_and_Documentary_Emmy_Awards) |Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary |''The Age of Consequences'' |{{Cite web |last=Emmy |date=November 23, 2024 |title=39th Nominations |url=http://emmyonline.com/download/NewsDoc_39th_Nominations_Rev-9.21.18.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231120719/http://emmyonline.com/download/NewsDoc_39th_Nominations_Rev-9.21.18.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=November 23, 2024|archive-date=December 31, 2019 }} |- |2017 |style="background: #ddffdd"| N/A |[The New York Times Best Seller list](/source/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](/source/The_New_York_Times)}} |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Jared P.}} Category:Living people Category:American documentary film directors Category:American documentary film producers Category:American non-fiction writers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jared P. 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