Sarah Walker

Writer/Director

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Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Michelle Archer
Associate Agent: Grace Baxter

Film, TV & Theatre

Sarah Walker is a writer - director, BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and BAFTA Elevate Director To Watch. Dedicated to telling stories with iconic female leads, Sarah set up Underdog Productions to create fresh, compelling feature films and TV. Her range of genre is exceptional, from the action adventure of WARRIOR NUN (S1, S2 lead director - Netflix), to supernatural love stories A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (S1 - Sky One / AMC / Shudder), intriguing YA thriller GET EVEN (S1 lead director / producer - BBC / Netflix), and the evocative biopic I AM ELIZABETH SMART (Lifetime USA), which was nominated for Best TV Movie and Best Actress by The Critic’s Choice Awards.

An independent filmmaker and showrunner at heart before honing her craft in TV, Sarah’s early British credits include acclaimed BAFTA nominated drama THE CRASH (sole director - BBC), Channel 4 romcom DATES and ground breaking BBC teen series The Cut, which Sarah set up and produced. Her original short films, 420 SECONDS OF LOVEALMOST STRANGERS and SOUL BOY, were all nominated by Broadcast Magazine for Best Young Writer and Best Young Director three years in a row.

Sarah's commitment to the representation of empowering marginalised characters on screen led to the most unprecedented fan campaign in the history of TV. WARRIOR NUN fans created a media frenzy by purchasing billboards all over the world to “Save Warrior Nun”, including on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, outside Netflix HQ, New York City, London, Milan, Arizona, and Rio de Janeiro, which has led to a new series.

Sarah is currently returning to her indie roots, writing her first feature film and developing a unique slate of female led stories.

She is represented by Michelle Archer (United Agents), Olivia Blaustein and Lauren Fox (CAA).

Television

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WARRIOR NUN 2

2021

Netflix

Lead Director.
Producer: Zach Tucker Ganges
Showrunner/Executive Producer: Simon Barry

GET EVEN

2020

BBC Studios/Netflix

Lead Director and Associate Producer.
2 Episodes.
Writer: Holly Phillips
Producer: Josh Dynevor
Executive Producer: Lucy Allen

WARRIOR NUN

2019

Netflix/Reality Distortion Field

Director.
Writers: Matt Bosack and Amy Berg
Producer: Zach Tucker Ganges
Showrunner / Exec: Simon Barry

A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES

2018

Bad Wolf/Sky

Director. 3 episodes, including series finale.
Writers: Ashley Pharoah, Kate Brooke, Deborah Harkness.
Exec Producer: Kate Brooke, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter.
*Nominated for New Drama at the National Television Awards.

I AM ELIZABETH SMART

2017

Lifetime/A & E

Director
Shot in Canada
90 minute film adapted from the teleplay by Tory Walker.
Producer: Elizabeth Smart
Executive producers: Barbara Lieberman, Tom Patricia, Steve Michaels, Jonathan Koch, Joan Harrison, Allison Berkley, Joseph Freed
Starring: Alana Boden, Skeet Ulrich, and Deidre Lovejoy
*Nominated for Best Movie Made for TV, Critics Choice Awards
*Nominated for Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV, Critics Choice Awards

EVERMOOR CHRONICLES S2

2017

Disney/All 3 Media

Director - 4 Episodes
Writer Diane Whitley
Producer Tim Compton
Executive Producer Rebecca Hodgson, Bede Blake

WOLFBLOOD 4

2016

CBBC

Director. Series 4.
Producer: Jonathan Wolfman.
Exec Producer: Lucy Martin.

THE DUMPING GROUND 4

2015

CBBC

Director, 4 episodes, series 4.
Producer: Philip Leach.
Exec Producer: Lis Steele.

DATES

2013

Balloon Productions/Channel 4

Director, 1 episode.
Created by Bryan Elsley.
Producer: Bradley Adams.
Exec Producer: Bryan Elsley.

WATERLOO ROAD SERIES 9

2013

Shed / BBC 1

Director, 2 episodes.

THE CRASH

2012

Darlow Smithson Productions/BBC 3

Director, 2-part original drama.
Writer: Terry Cafolla.
Producer: Nick Pitt.
Exec Producer: Dominic Barlow.
*Nominated for for Best Television Drama at Scottish BAFTAs, 2013.

THE CUT 2

2010

BBC Switch/ BBC 2 & 3

Director, series 2.
Exec Producer: Geoffrey Goodwin.

THE CUT

2009

BBC Switch/ BBC 2 & 3

Lead Director, Creative Producer, and Editor. New series.
Exec Producer: Geoffrey Goodwin.

THE CUT

2009

BBC Switch/ BBC 2 & 3

Writer, episode 2.
Exec Producer: Geoffrey Goodwin.

Documentaries

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SOUL GIRLS

2015

Lonesome Pine/ Channel 4

Director. Short documentary following members of Lyrically Challenged, an East London-based hip hop movement celebrating female expression.
Producer: Marianne Buckland.

THE APOLOGY LINE

2007

Screen West Midlands

EPK/Behind the Scenes documentary. A short documentary about a telephone line that enables members of the public to call up and anonymously confess to their regrets.
*Sundance Film Festival, 2008.
*Won Prix UIP – Cork International Film Festival, 2007.

WATCHMAN

2005

Paramount

EPK/Behind the Scenes documentary. Behind the scenes documentary about the making of the feature film version of Alan Moore’s cult graphic novel.

Short Films

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POSTCARDS FROM LONDON

2009

Underdog Productions/ The Actors Centre Film Lab

Writer and Director. A short film about love that takes place over one night in Soho.

SOUL BOY

2004

BSA

Writer and Director. Short film about two homeless boys, a girl, a bag of stolen money and a better life.
*Broadcast Young Talent Awards UK, Nominated for Best Young Writer and Director, 2005.
*Royal Television Society Awards UK, Best Non-broadcast Programme, 2004.
*Los Angeles Short Film Festival, 2004.
*DVD sale and distribution by Brummiewood, 2004.

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: A NIGHT IN WHITE SATIN

2005

BBC

A short film about a teenage girl on the run, a struggling fashion designer and a stolen dress.

WALKING AND TALKING

2005

104 Films

Writer and Director. A short film about a disabled teenager looking for love on a blind date.
*Disability Film Festival London 2005.
*Won First Light Film Award UK 2006.

ALMOST STRANGERS

2004

UK Film Coucil

Writer and Director. Digital short film about four very different strangers and how their lives overlap during one night in the city.
*Tampere Film Festival, 2005.
*Kino-Film Manchester Film Festival, 2005.
*Broadcast Young Talent Awards UK, Nominated for Best Young Writer, 2004.
*Seagate Foyle Film Festival, 2004.
*International Festival Train Et Cinema France, 2004.
*DVD sale and distribution by Film Education, 2004.

420 SECONDS OF LOVE

2003

Screen West Midlands

Writer and Director. A short story about the diverse relationships a girl encounters before finding herself.
*Urbanworld Film Festival New York 2005.
*Reelworld Film Festival Canada 2005.
*Broadcast Young Talent Awards Uk, Best New Director – Highly Commended 2003.
*Broadcast Young Talent Awards UK, Nominated for Best New Writer 2003.
*Best Short Film – Special Mention, Biarritz Short Film Festival, France 2003.
*Rushes Soho Shorts London 2003.
*New York Short Film Festival 2003.
*Cuba International Film Festival 2003.
*Kino-Film Manchester Film Festival 2003.
*Champs-Elysees Short Film Festival 2003.

Online

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FREAK

2008

Fremantle Media

Director and Producer.
Promo for a new online teen drama.
Starring Georgina Campbell.

Promos

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CHRIS TYE

2007

Headwrecker Records

Director and Producer. Music Video for his single ‘Electric Tracks’.

JILL JACKSON

2007

Director and Producer. Live acoustic gig at the 12 bar.

SPEEDWAY

2005

Innocent Records

Director and Producer. Live acoustic set for Radio 2 Janice Long Show.

CARINA ROUND

2005

Interscope Records

Director and Producer. Live gig at Wulfun Hall.

Other

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FILM LAB DIRECTOR

2007

Actors Centre

Director. Screen Acting Workshop with Greta Scacchi.

HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE

2001

Warner Brothers

Visual Effects Floor Assistant. Magic and mayhem ensue as Harry and his wizard gang battle the forces of evil.

TOMB RAIDER

2000

Paramount

Third Assistant Director. High action, fast paced, adrenaline fuelled adventures of Lara Croft defeating the bad guys and saving the world.

In Development

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NEW YEAR’S KISS

Underdog Productions

Writer/Director
Feature film

SUMMER BLUES

Underdog Productions

WRITER/ DIRECTOR
6 x 60min
TV Drama