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?''

Career

Scott is the director and executive producer of Who Killed Robert Wone?, a Peacock original documentary about the mysterious murder of Robert Eric Wone.
He is the writer, director and producer of The Great Green Wall. The film features Inna Modja following The Great Green Wall initiative and is executive produced by Fernando Meirelles and Biz Stone.
Scott is the director and executive producer of Humanity Has Not Yet Failed, based on the words by Greta Thunberg. The film was released by The [New York Times|New York Times] Opinion.
He is one of three co-writers, directors and producers of Requiem for the American Dream, a New York Times Critics' Pick. The film was adapted into a book authored by Noam Chomsky.

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2025The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secretswriter, director, executive producerDocumentary Series
2023Who Killed Robert Wone?writer, director, executive producerDocumentary
2021Humanity Has Not Yet Failedwriter, director, executive producerShort film
2019The Great Green Wallwriter, director, producerDocumentary
2017The Age of Consequenceswriter, director, producerDocumentary
2016Requiem for the American Dreamwriter, director, producerDocumentary
2014Disruptionwriter, director, producerDocumentary
2014Impossiblewriter, director, producerShort film
2014Money is Materialwriter, director, producerShort film
2013Do the Mathwriter, director, producerDocumentary
2013The Artificial Leafwriter, director, producerShort film
2012Split: A Deeper DivideproducerDocumentary
2008Split: A Divided AmericaproducerDocumentary

Books

  • Co-created and edited by Jared P. Scott.

    Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2024NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or AnimationWho Killed Robert Wone?
2024NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design: DocumentaryWho Killed Robert Wone?
2022WonNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding News Analysis: Editorial and OpinionHumanity Has Not Yet Failed
2018NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Politics and Government DocumentaryThe Age of Consequences
2017N/AThe [New York Times Best Seller list]Paperback NonfictionRequiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power