Sophia Kruz is a showrunner and Emmy Award-winning documentary director and producer based in Los Angeles. Most recently, she was Co-Executive Producer of the Hulu/ABC News true crime documentary series, The Fox Hollow Murders. Kruz was also the Co-Executive Producer and Co-Director of the Disney+ series Chasing Waves, which explores Japanese surf culture in the wake of the sport's Olympic debut in Tokyo. Previously, she was Co-Executive Producer of the PBS series The Express Way with Dulé Hill which shows the power of creative expression in America, and Co-Executive Producer of Violent Minds: Killers on Tape on the work of forensic psychologist Dr. Al Carlisle. Her award-winning debut feature documentary, Little Stones, unites the stories of four women from around the world who are using art to create social change. It was screened at over 100 venues globally, including the United Nations and United States Congress, and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Her many credits include documentaries and series for Netflix, PBS, Hulu, ABC News, Peacock, National Geographic, Magnolia Network, and Disney+, including the Emmy-winning series Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, the hit true crime series The Confession Tapes and Exhibit A, the Emmy, Critics Choice and PGA nominated series Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics, the Critic's Choice and Emmy-nominated series Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller, a doc-follow series EP'd by Gwyneth Paltrow about women's sexuality called Sex, Love & Goop, and the feature doc Unrest which was shortlisted for an Academy Award. In 2015, Kruz co-founded Driftseed, a nonprofit which seeks to empower women and girls through film. Kruz was the 2015 University of Michigan Visiting Social Activist and was awarded the 2018 Susan B. Anthony Community Award for her service and leadership in the promotion of equal rights for women. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Film & TV program, and an active voting member of the Television Academy. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, award-winning author/illustrator Oliver Uberti, and Peruvian pup Misti. IMDb Film + TV Credits
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