Sarah Walker
Writer/Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Sarah was the first director to be awarded a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and was again chosen for BAFTA Elevate. A writer director dedicated to championing stories with female leads, she is currently developing the feature film AMOR FATI and the TV series YOUNGBLOOD through her company Underdog Productions.
Sarah's range of genre is unique. From the action adventure of WARRIOR NUN (S1, lead director S2 - Netflix),supernatural love story A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (S1 - Sky One/AMC), YA drama GET EVEN (lead director/producer S1 - BBC/Netflix) to the biopic I AM ELIZABETH SMART (Lifetime USA) which was nominated for Best TV Movie and Best Actress - Critic’s Choice Awards. Past credits include acclaimed British TV series DATES (Channel 4) and sole director of true life story THE CRASH (BBC) which was nominated for Best TV Drama -BAFTA.
She began her career as an indie short filmmaker and swiftly moved onto showrunning BBC teen drama THE CUT, after being nominated three years in a row by Broadcast Magazine in the Best Young Writer and Best Young Director categories for her debut short films, 420 SECONDS OF LOVE, ALMOST STRANGERS and SOUL BOY.
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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WARRIOR NUN 2 | Netflix | Lead Director. |
GET EVEN | BBC Studios/Netflix | Lead Director and Associate Producer. |
WARRIOR NUN | Netflix/Reality Distortion Field | Director. |
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES | Bad Wolf/Sky | Director. 3 episodes, including series finale. |
I AM ELIZABETH SMART | Lifetime/A & E | Director |
EVERMOOR CHRONICLES S2 | Disney/All 3 Media | Director - 4 Episodes |
WOLFBLOOD 4 | CBBC | Director. Series 4. |
THE DUMPING GROUND 4 | CBBC | Director, 4 episodes, series 4. |
DATES | Balloon Productions/Channel 4 | Director, 1 episode. |
WATERLOO ROAD SERIES 9 | Shed / BBC 1 | Director, 2 episodes. |
THE CRASH | Darlow Smithson Productions/BBC 3 | Director, 2-part original drama. |
THE CUT 2 | BBC Switch/ BBC 2 & 3 | Director, series 2. |
THE CUT | BBC Switch/ BBC 2 & 3 | Lead Director, Creative Producer, and Editor. New series. |
THE CUT | BBC Switch/ BBC 2 & 3 | Writer, episode 2. |
Documentaries
Production | Company | Notes |
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SOUL GIRLS | Lonesome Pine/ Channel 4 | Director. Short documentary following members of Lyrically Challenged, an East London-based hip hop movement celebrating female expression. |
THE APOLOGY LINE | 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. |
WATCHMAN | 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
Production | Company | Notes |
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POSTCARDS FROM LONDON | Underdog Productions/Â The Actors Centre Film Lab | Writer and Director. A short film about love that takes place over one night in Soho. |
SOUL BOY | BSA | Writer and Director. Short film about two homeless boys, a girl, a bag of stolen money and a better life. |
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: A NIGHT IN WHITE SATIN | BBC | A short film about a teenage girl on the run, a struggling fashion designer and a stolen dress. |
WALKING AND TALKING | 104 Films | Writer and Director. A short film about a disabled teenager looking for love on a blind date. |
ALMOST STRANGERS | 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. |
420 SECONDS OF LOVE | Screen West Midlands | Writer and Director. A short story about the diverse relationships a girl encounters before finding herself. |
Online
Production | Company | Notes |
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FREAK | Fremantle Media | Director and Producer. |
Promos
Production | Company | Notes |
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CHRIS TYE | Headwrecker Records | Director and Producer. Music Video for his single ‘Electric Tracks’. |
JILL JACKSON | Director and Producer. Live acoustic gig at the 12 bar. | |
SPEEDWAY | Innocent Records | Director and Producer. Live acoustic set for Radio 2 Janice Long Show. |
CARINA ROUND | Interscope Records | Director and Producer. Live gig at Wulfun Hall. |
Other
Production | Company | Notes |
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FILM LAB DIRECTOR | Actors Centre | Director. Screen Acting Workshop with Greta Scacchi. |
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE | Warner Brothers | Visual Effects Floor Assistant. Magic and mayhem ensue as Harry and his wizard gang battle the forces of evil. |
TOMB RAIDER | Paramount | Third Assistant Director. High action, fast paced, adrenaline fuelled adventures of Lara Croft defeating the bad guys and saving the world. |
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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YOUNG BLOOD | Underdog Productions | Feature Film. |
AMOR FATI | Underdog Productions | Feature Film. |
SUMMER BLUES | Underdog Productions | 6 x 45 min TV Drama |
NEW YEAR’S KISS | Underdog Productions | Writer/Director |