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THUMBPRINT This approach inevitably leads to the deconstruction of fairy tales - of all kinds - but never seems to lose the magic inherent in a story, a dream, or a gift. Sara's films are intelligent, thought-provoking, colourful, humorous and inspiring. She asks an audience to go deep into their beliefs and find out what's most valuable in life. She is a defender of beauty, humanity, sovereignty, laughter, and self-awareness. In this way, she fits the mold of the self-reflective Canadian filmmaker, but her stories are universal in their specificity - and always contain the spark of joy. BIOGRAPHY With a desire to contribute to the development of quality Canadian writing talent and film scripts, Sara joined colleague Anita Adams in 1999 to create the Alibi Unplugged Script Reading Series. Over 3 years this monthly workshop presented new Canadian works to a live audience with feedback moderated by Vancouver's senior writers and story-editors.
Serving as a Director on the board of Women in Film & Television Vancouver (WIFTV) from 2001-2003 allowed Sara to carry out the mandate to support, advance, promote and celebrate women in the BC film and television industry. In her term as President of WIFTV from 2004-2005, Sara led the development of a long-term business plan with increased focus on WIFTV's core mandate. Sara also trained as a Personal Coach, graduating from the Coaches Training Institute in 2003. For two years she operated Lyran Coaching, through which she coached creative professionals from all walks of life to build fulfilling and innovative lifestyles. Between 2002 and 2004, Sara combined her coaching skills with her filmmaking experience to serve as Team Coach and then Head Coach for Flash Forward, an intensive, month-long workshop designed in LA to produce breakthrough career results for people at every level of the entertainment industry.
In 2004, Sara took the creative reins into her own hands and made her directorial debut with the award-winning comedic short, 'My Father's an Actor', produced through the Director's Guild of Canada (DGC) program, Crazy8s. This project was a successful test of her theories about directing as both a creative and a leadership role. She is now actively building her career as a Canadian Film Director. Projects now on the table include various stages of writing on three feature-film scripts; editing the short documentary 'Greg's Top 6 Reasons Not to Go Digital'; development of her first feature film ‘Two Indians Talking’ written by Andrew Genaille; and ongoing Directing Coaching from Scott Swan through Seacoast Theatre Centre. Sara also handles publicity & communications for Webster Talent Management and provides communications & design services to an ongoing roster of clients spanning the entertainment, retail and resource industries.
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what was behind the initially perceived object. This same curiosity still propels her life (she sticks to apple computers since they're more difficult to break) and drives her film stories. Sara still wants to know what's actually going on behind a perceived situation. 
Motivated by her training as a performer, Sara enjoyed bringing actors and directors together in the audition room. Highlights of her casting career included the Leo Award-wining, 13-part series 
This self-directed and experiential film education has yielded tailor-made lessons ranging from story structure and film production, to entrepreneurism and leadership. Sara has also applied her producing skills to seven short films, and has contributed articles to various online publications with topics ranging from film critique to career support for artists. 