Director

Katy Scoggin

Production

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 1436486

IMDb ID: nm2762905

Known for: Production

Born: November 16, 1980

Age: 45

Place of birth: United States

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2012 - 2026

Years active: 15

Average TMDB rating: 7.16

Wikidata: Q21498334

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Director of Photography (2)Director (1)Producer (2)Writer (1)

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Biography

Katy Scoggin is an award-winning documentary film director, cameraperson, and producer. Her feature directorial debut, Flood, has screened at film festivals worldwide and premiered on PBS Independent Lens on July 13, 2026. In 2025, the film won a Special Mention in International Competition at IDFA. Previously, Katy worked for Laura Poitras on three features and two shorts, including Oscar-winning CITIZENFOUR (HBO) and Emmy-nominated The Oath (POV). She served as a cameraperson on Adam's Apple (dir. Amy Jenkins), Who Moves America (dir. Yael Bridge), Tree People (dir. Regina Sobel), and Bootstraps (dir. Deia Schlosberg). She was a Mylonas Honorary Scholar at WashU, a Fulbright Scholar in Berlin, and a film school GA at NYU. She lives in Chicago with her partner.

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