{National Emmy® Nominee 2019}
{National Emmy® Nominee 2019}
Skye Fitzgerald
Director
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Skye Fitzgerald founded SPIN FILM to bear witness to unfolding crises with the intent to deepen empathy and understanding. He is best known for a trilogy of films on the global refugee crisis. The first, 50 FEET FROM SYRIA, focused on doctors working on the Syrian border and was voted onto the Oscar® shortlist. The second, LIFEBOAT, documents Search and Rescue operations off the coast of Libya and was nominated for an Academy Award® and national Emmy®.
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The third, HUNGER WARD, explores the impact of the war and famine in Yemen on children, families, and healthcare workers and was nominated for an Academy Award®.
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Fitzgerald was named a Fulbright Research Scholar in the documentary field and has worked with organizations as varied as the Sundance Institute, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Mountainfilm. His latest film CHASING ROO was shortlisted for an Oscar® in 2024.
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Before film-making, Skye cut fire-lines as a member of a HotShot wildland fire crew.
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He is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and hugs three dogs on a daily basis.
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