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Tracy Wares

Los Angeles, CA

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Freelance documentary director and showrunner for television, internet, and film. I've filmed on 6 continents and am committed to captivating audiences with visually stunning story telling.

Credits

3/22 – 9/22

Executive Producer (EP) – What Am I Eating? (Season 1)

Discovery+ — TV — Attn:

3/22 – 9/22

3/22 – 8/22

Director – What Am I Eating? (Season 1)

Discovery+ — TV — Attn:

3/22 – 8/22

5/21 – 11/21

Executive Producer (EP) – Tipping Point

Film (Feature-length) — The SpringHill Company

5/21 – 11/21

3/20 – 6/20

Producer/Shooter – Life Below Zero (Season 14)

National Geographic — TV — Adjacent Productions

3/20 – 6/20

6/19 – 8/19

Executive Producer (EP) – Almost Ready (Season 1)

YouTube — TV — The Intellectual Property Corporation Details

6/19 – 8/19

Showrunner for docu-series about a celebrity's pregnancy journey towards motherhood.

6/19 – 8/19

Director – Almost Ready

YouTube — Digital — IPC

6/19 – 8/19

12/18 – 2/19

Supervising Producer – I Was A Teenage Felon (Season 1)

Viceland — TV — IPC Details

12/18 – 2/19

Supervised recreations for a true crime documentary series.

5/18 – 8/18

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) – MUNCHIES Guide To... (Season 1)

Viceland — TV

5/18 – 8/18

4/18 – 8/18

Director – Weather Warriors

Digital — Tastemade Details

4/18 – 8/18

Directed and produced sponsored/ branded 3-part documentary series highlighting individuals creating innovative solutions for dealing with natural disasters.

5/17 – 11/17

Series Producer (Showrunner) – The Ice Cream Show (Season 1)

Vice Media — TV — VICE Media

5/17 – 11/17

6/16 – 11/16

Supervising Producer – Ascending Afghanistan: Rising Women Return Home

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media Details

6/16 – 11/16

https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/ascending-afghanistan-rising-women-return-home/587674ed1825c0a5205f2dce

5/16 – 11/16

Supervising Producer – Ascending Afghanistan: Rising Women

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media Details

5/16 – 11/16

Supervising producer for 43 min documentary about the first women's mountain climbing team in Afghanistan. Carried through post production and the edit. Watch here: https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/vice-impact-ascending-afghanistan-rising-women/587674bff0d3f0d206a3cec6

7/15 – 11/16

Supervising Producer

Staff Position — VICE Media Details

7/15 – 11/16

Worked in pre-production, field, and post to oversee production of documentary videos for Broadly (VICE's women's interest vertical) and Vice.com

10/13 – 10/16

Director – Political Animals

Film (Feature-length) — Idiot Savant Pictures Details

10/13 – 10/16

Directed feature documentary: "The political becomes personal as 4 women lead ground breaking LGBT legislation in California." ***Winner of Audience and Jury Awards at LA Film Fest, Best Documentary at Provincetown and San Diego Int'l, Broadcast on PIVOT.

7/16 – 9/16

Director/ Producer – Possessed: Modern Day Exorcisms

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media Details

7/16 – 9/16

Directed and Produced 10 min branded video about an exorcist who is a Catholic priest and modern day exorcisms. https://youtu.be/7szlOjtKGY0

7/15 – 7/16

Supervising Producer – Broadly Meets

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media

7/15 – 7/16

4/16 – 6/16

Supervising Producer – Professional People: Virtual Boyfriend

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media

4/16 – 6/16

4/16 – 5/16

Supervising Producer – Professional People: Man Servants

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media

4/16 – 5/16

10/15 – 3/16

Director (Producer) – Ovary Action: Maternity Leave

Vice Media — TV — VICE Media Details

10/15 – 3/16

Director & Producer of 54 min documentary about Maternity Leave in the US, Papua New Guinea, and Sweden. https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/video/maternity-leave-how-america-is-failing-its-mothers

7/15 – 11/15

Supervising Producer – Style & Error (Season 1)

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media

7/15 – 11/15

Supervising Producer – Last Lesbian Bars

Vice Media — TV — VICE Media

7/15 – 11/15

Supervising Producer – Witches of Bushwick

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media

7/15 – 11/15

7/15 – 10/15

Supervising Producer – Ask A Bro (Season 1)

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media

7/15 – 10/15

Supervising Producer – The Caramel Curves: All Female Biker Gang

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media

7/15 – 10/15

Supervising Producer – Hollywood Ever After: Amber Tamblyn

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media

7/15 – 10/15

7/15 – 9/15

Supervising Producer – Ovary Action: Abortion Pill

VICE/ VICELAND — Digital — VICE Media

7/15 – 9/15

Supervising Producer – Ovary Action: Egg Freezing

VICE/ VICELAND — Digital — VICE Media

7/15 – 9/15

Supervising Producer – Shooting Guns with Ann Coulter

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media

7/15 – 9/15

7/15 – 8/15

Supervising Producer – The Vagina Artist

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media

7/15 – 8/15

11/14 – 4/15

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) – Munchies Guide To Oregon

Munchies — Digital — Tiny Riot LLC

11/14 – 4/15

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) – Munchies Guide to Washington

Munchies — Digital — Tiny Riot LLC

11/14 – 4/15

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) – Sex + Food

Munchies — Digital — VICE Media

11/14 – 4/15

6/14 – 4/15

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) – Fuel (Season 1)

Munchies — Digital — VICE Media

6/14 – 4/15

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) – Chef's Night Out

Munchies — Digital — VICE Media

6/14 – 4/15

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) – VICE MUNCHIES

Digital — VICE Media Details

6/14 – 4/15

Helped launch VICE's food vertical MUNCHIES and oversaw pre-production, production, and post of various documentary videos

6/14 – 4/15

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) – Bong Appetit

Munchies — Digital — VICE Media

6/14 – 4/15

10/14 – 3/15

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) – Munchies Guide to Vegas

Munchies — Digital — VICE Media

10/14 – 3/15

8/14 – 2/15

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) – Fat Prince with Andy Milonakis (Season 1)

Munchies — Digital — Tiny Riot LLC

8/14 – 2/15

6/14 – 6/14

Camera Operator (c300) – Farang

Film (Feature-length) — VICE Media Details

6/14 – 6/14

Additional filming for feature documentary "FARANG: The Story of Chef Andy Ricker"

3/14 – 6/14

Producer – VICE MUNCHIES

Digital — VICE Media

3/14 – 6/14

Director/ Producer – Politics of Food: Bluefin Tuna

Munchies — Digital — Tiny Riot LLC Details

3/14 – 6/14

Directed and produced 36 min documentary about Bluefin Tuna. https://youtu.be/hivvTo6VSS8

3/14 – 6/14

Director/ Producer – Politics of Food: Foie Gras

Digital — Tiny Riot LLC Details

3/14 – 6/14

Directed and Produced 41 min documentary about Foie Gras. https://youtu.be/JjQWwhxz5rQ

1/14 – 1/14

Producer/Shooter – Profiles (Season 1)

Vice Media — Digital — VICE Media Details

1/14 – 1/14

Producer shooter for online documentary documentary about a slut shaming preacher at the University of Arizona. http://www.vice.com/vice-profiles/slut-shaming-preacher

6/13 – 9/13

Producer/Shooter – Wicked Tuna (Season 3)

National Geographic — TV — Pilgrim Studios

6/13 – 9/13

6/13 – 6/13

Field Producer (Field Director) – EDC 2013: Under The Electric Sky

Film (Feature-length) — Magical Elves Details

6/13 – 6/13

Field produced 3D IMAX feature documentary about Electric Daisy Carnival

4/13 – 5/13

Field Producer – Capture (Season 1)

The CW — TV — Renegade 83 Details

4/13 – 5/13

Produced an outdoor adventure competition show inspired by the Hunger Games.

9/12 – 12/12

Producer/Shooter – 72 Hours (Season 1)

TNT — TV — Lighthearted Entertainment Details

9/12 – 12/12

Produced and shot 7 episodes of an extreme adventure series in the wild worldwide.

6/12 – 7/12

Producer/Shooter – Hawaii Air Rescue (Season 1)

The Weather Channel — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc Details

6/12 – 7/12

Produced and shot 6 episode series about medical evacuation on the Hawaiian Islands.

3/11 – 6/11

Producer/Shooter – Flying Wild Alaska (Season 2)

Discovery — TV — 3 Ball Productions Details

3/11 – 6/11

Produced and shot series about bush pilots in Alaska the field and carried episodes through post.

10/10 – 12/10

Producer/Shooter – Flying Wild Alaska (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — 3 Ball Productions Details

10/10 – 12/10

Produced and shot series about bush pilots in Alaska the field and carried episodes through post.

2/10 – 5/10

Producer – Aftermath With William Shatner (Season 1)

FYI — TV — GRB Entertainment Details

2/10 – 5/10

Produced journalism stories for 6 one-hour episodes and shot out of studio interviews.

8/09 – 11/09

Field Producer – Dancing With The Stars (Season 9)

ABC — TV — BBC Worldwide

8/09 – 11/09

7/09 – 8/09

Co-Producer – Smokin' Fish

PBS — Film (Feature-length) — Kaudy-Nutz Productions Details

7/09 – 8/09

Co-produced documentary about indigenous culture and identity in Alaska. World Premiere at IDFA and broadcast on PBS.

1/09 – 6/09

Producer – Adoption Diaries

WE tv — TV — Asylum Entertainment Details

1/09 – 6/09

Produced and shot documentary series about open adoption. Won the 2010 Gracie Award.

10/08 – 11/08

Field Producer – Toddlers & Tiaras (Season 1)

TLC — TV — Authentic Entertainment

10/08 – 11/08

8/08 – 10/08

Field Producer – Dancing With The Stars (Season 7)

ABC — TV — BBC Worldwide

8/08 – 10/08

3/08 – 6/08

EPK Videographer – Ping Pong Playa

Film (Feature-length) — Cherry Sky Films

3/08 – 6/08

2/08 – 4/08

Field Producer – Dancing With The Stars (Season 6)

ABC — TV — BBC Worldwide

2/08 – 4/08

11/07 – 1/08

Field Producer – Bridezillas

WE tv — TV

11/07 – 1/08

10/04 – 12/07

Producer – Bomb It

Film (Feature-length) — Antidote Films

10/04 – 12/07

6/05 – 9/07

Director of Photography (DP) – Bodega Beats

TV

6/05 – 9/07

7/07 – 8/07

Camera Operator (DV) – Toddlers & Tiaras

TLC — TV

7/07 – 8/07

3/07 – 6/07

Camera Operator – We're All Angels

Showtime — TV

3/07 – 6/07

10/04 – 6/07

Director of Photography (DP) (DP/Cinematographer) – Bomb It

Film (Feature-length) — Antidote Films

10/04 – 6/07

3/07 – 4/07

Field Producer – Property Ladder

TLC — TV

3/07 – 4/07

11/06 – 12/06

Camera Operator (DV) – Bridezillas

WE tv — TV

11/06 – 12/06

2/06 – 5/06

Still Photographer – Quinceanera

Film (Feature-length) — Kitchen Sink Entertainment

2/06 – 5/06

1/05 – 4/05

Camera Operator (DV) – Transgeneration

Sundance — TV

1/05 – 4/05

6/04 – 10/04

Director of Photography (DP) – Gay Republicans

Trio — Film (Feature-length) — World of Wonder Productions

6/04 – 10/04

3/04 – 6/04

Camera Operator – Gay Republicans

Trio — TV — World of Wonder Productions

3/04 – 6/04

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"What Am I Eating?" with Zooey Deschanel | Official Trailer | Max
A Day in the Life of a Modern American Exorcist
Maternity Leave and Why the United States is the Only Developed Nation Without It
Foie Gras & the Ethics of Force-Feeding: The Politics of Food
Bong Appetit: Marijuana Nonna
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Education

Class of '01

University of Calfornia, Berkeley

BA Anthropology

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