Sophia Kruz is an EMMY® Award-winning documentary producer and director based in Los Angeles, CA. Her 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. Most recently, she was Co-Executive Producer of the PBS series The Express Way with Dulé Hill which shows the power of creative expression in America. Kruz was also 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, and Co-Executive Producer of Violence Minds: Killers on Tape on the work of forensic psychologist Dr. Al Carlisle. Kruz has written and produced documentaries and series for Netflix, PBS, Magnolia Network, Peacock, National Geographic, and Disney+, including 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 currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, author Oliver Uberti, and Peruvian pup Misti. IMDb Film + TV Credits
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