Skye Fitzgerald
Skye Fitzgerald has built a career documenting global human rights and social justice issues, shooting for Dateline NBC, CNN, the History Channel, the Travel Channel and ABC. He founded Spin Film to bear witness to unfolding crises with the intent to deepen empathy and understanding. Fitzgerald is best known for a trilogy of films focused on the global refugee crisis: 50 Feet From Syria, which was voted onto the Oscar® shortlist, Lifeboat (Mountainfilm 2018) and Hunger Ward (Mountainfilm 2021). The last two films of the trilogy were both Mountainfilm Commitment Grants recipients and nominated for Academy Awards®. His project Speed of Rust premiered at Mountainfilm 2024 and his film, Chasing Roo (Mountainfilm 2025), was shortlisted for an Oscar®. Fitzgerald is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, rides his bicycle to ruin and hugs three dogs on a daily basis.