Sara Sugarman

Sara trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1986-89), the Bournemouth & Pool School of Art and Film (1995-96) and the American Film Institute Conservatory (2007-09)

Selected filmography as Director

SAVE THE CINEMA, 2021 film for Sky Cinema

HOUSE OF VERSACE, 2013 film for the Lifetime Channel

CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, 2004 - Disney feature film

WHERE’S DADDY, 2002 - 20-minute short film

MAD COWS, 1999 - feature film

Selected filmography as Writer/Director

VINYL, 2010 (co-writer/director) Mrs. Jones Presents/Vanguard Films.  feature film

VERY ANNIE MARY, 2001 film four/Canal Plus- feature film. Winner of the Celtic Film Festival, HBO Comedy Festival, Sundance/NHK International Film Maker’s Prize, The Orange Prize for Screenwriting. Nominated for Welsh BAFTA.

SUGARTOWN, 2001 BBC Wales writer/director, 30-minute documentary 

VALLEY GIRLS, 1998 Stray Dog Production - 28-minute short film. Winner of best short film at Celtic Film Festival, Montepulcino Film Festival, Dublin Film Festival and Turin Film Festival. Nominated for Welsh BAFTA

ANTHRAKITIS, 1998 - UFO Films-10-minute short film. Winner of BFI/Film 4 New Horizons, Brief Encounters Film Festival and nominated for British BAFTA

THE VILLAGE, Channel four- 1998 (co-writer/director) - 28-minute short film

UP THE VALLEY, 1995 Byrne Films - 28-minute short film. Winner of the D.M. Davies award at the Welsh International Film Festival

Selected filmography as writer of short films

BEFORE AND AGAIN, 2009   11 mins

BEAUTIFULLY ESTHER, 2009 - 13 mins. Winner Best Screenplay, LA Film Festival.

SUSHI, 2009 - 11 mins. Winner Asian Short Film Festival, LA

BIRKIN BAG, 2009 15 mins

Unproduced Screenwriting Commissions

LOOKING FOR ANDREW MCCARTHY. 2007 – Blueprint Productions

PSYCHOVILLE, 2005 – Jude Law. Natural Nylon

MBE, 2004 – Film 4

COMING OUT, 2003 – Catherine Zeta-Jones. Milkwood Films

COALHOLE, 2002 – BBC Films