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​​Sophia Kruz
 is an EMMY® Award-winning documentary producer, director and TEDx speaker.  

Her debut feature documentary, LITTLE STONES (2018), unites the stories of four women from around the world who are using art to create social change. It was screened at over 100 events globally, including the United Nations and United States Congress. 

Kruz has written and produced documentaries for Netflix, PBS, Magnolia Network and National Geographic, including the hit true crime series The Confession Tapes and Exhibit A.

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 pup Misti.

​Film + TV Credits
LITTLE STONES
Driftseed / Amazon Prime, 2018
Director + Producer
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​THE CONFESSION TAPES
Netflix / A24, 2019
Story + Field Producer
 
EXHIBIT A
Netflix / A24, 2019
Story + Field Producer

PBS NEWSHOUR
PBS, 2014 - 2015
Producer + Special Correspondent
 
BEYOND THE LIGHT SWITCH 3
PBS, 2014
Producer

RED METAL: The Copper Country Strike of 1913
PBS, 2013
​Post-producer 
DEFYING GRAVITY:
​The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics

Youtube Premium / All3 Media, 2020
Story Producer


TRAFFICKED WITH MARIANA VAN ZELLER
National Geographic / Muck Media, 2020
Story Producer

 
RIDE THE TIGER
PBS, 2015
Producer + Additional Writing


UNREST
PBS + Netflix, 2017
Associate Producer

Shortlisted for Academy Award

A SPACE FOR MUSIC, A SEAT FOR EVERYONE
PBS, 2013
Director, Producer + Editor
Michigan Emmy® Award for Best Historical Documentary

​TIME DANCES ON
2011 – Director, Producer + Editor
Select Speaking Engagements
 
​UNITED NATIONS
​COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

New York, NY | 2018

UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL SCREENING
​Washington, DC | 2018

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Keynote Presentation | Yokohama, Japan | 2018

FORD MOTOR COMPANY “CURIOUS MINDS”
Keynote Address | Detroit, MI | 2017

AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE
REEL ACTION / REAL CHANGE

Filmmaker Panelist | Los Angeles, CA | 2017

NANCY R. CHANDLER VISITING SCHOLAR LECTURE
Bend, OR | 2017

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL NORTH AMERICAN MEETING
Keynote Address | Washington, DC | 2017
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Watch Kruz's TEDx talk from February 2017
TEDx UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, MI | 2017

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 
Christobel K. Weerasinghe Keynote Speaker
Ann Arbor, MI | 2016