push/pull (Super16mm, 2007, 8 min)

What if we could journey to our own re-birth?
In this short dreamlike film a little girl takes a surreal journey through time and language to arrive at her own re-birth to an elderly French woman.
Cinematography by Armel Hostiou
Starring Nathalie Rousseau
Premieres at the
5th Annual London Short Film Festival at the Institute for Contemporary Arts. 12th January 2008.
You are no longer you (MiniDV, 2 minutes, 2007)
Looking at the life of an Alzheimer's Patient, this is a poignant short the examines loosing our identity
Winner of the Filmaka Jury award first place!
A jury, including Colin Firth and Deepak Nayar chose this film as the first prize in the Filmaka monthly Jury-level contest. In addition to a $3000 award, Sahra has a chance now at a feature-filmmaking contract!
I am hungry(DVcam, 3 minutes, 2006)
A film that explores the question, what if we ate like birds?
Winner of the Filmaka Peer voting award!
nest (16mm, 8min, black and white, 2004)
synopsis: A young girl uses creative means to save her grandmother's
beloved tree from destruction.
Screenings to Date:
AFIA Festival 2006, Heart of Gold Section, Aarhus Denmark
MFA Showcase, San Francisco State University
CSU Media Arts Festival
San Francisco Women's Film Festival
Awards to Date:
CSU Media Arts Festival Finalist
Best Environmental Drama, San Francisco Women's Film Festival
the revolution (DV, 3 minutes, 2005)
synopsis: A Dance Dance Revolution tournament's finest players go
head-to-head, for the love of the game.

Screenings to Date:
The film was selected and screened at San Francisco State University's
45th annual film finals event.
Babytalk(16mm to DV, 4 minutes, 2004)
This light comic sketch about a talking fetus is a tribute to awaiting parents everywhere.
early work
My earlier films include "The Girl with the Curl", "Unneccesary
Blindness: Trachoma in Nepal", and "Fable".