Katy Scoggin
Production
- Born
- November 16, 1980 (age 45) · United States
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.
Known for
Behind the camera6
- 2026Flood Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 2017Risk Director of Photography
- 2014Citizenfour Director of Photography, Co-Producer
- 2013Death of a Prisoner Producer
- 2012The Program Producer, Director of Photography
- 2012Flood Director, Writer
Acting1
- 2026Flood