Sara Nesson
Agent
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Claire Best and Associate...Agent
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323-601-5001Contact
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My Contact Number:
617-803-5173
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Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Videographer, Photographer, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Company Testimonials & Creative Content - 2015-Present The Muse |
Southern California |
| 2021 |
Director, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
"On the Line" Deloitte Originals Deloitte / HELO.TV |
Los Angeles |
| 2021 |
Director, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
"Whole Health" Anthem Deloitte / HELO.TV |
Los Angeles |
| 2021 |
Director, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Product Release Video SambaNova |
Palo Alto, CA |
| 2020 |
Director, Editor
Film |
"Rise" Music Video Co-Production with Starr Parodi, Jeff Fair, Isolde Fair |
Los Angeles |
| 2020 |
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Video |
"Why We Run" Winner of the: She Is Electable Film Challenge Audpop Video Contest |
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| 2020 |
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
"SILENCE" Music Series at Descanso Gardens (Listening, Ritual, Light) Anna Bulbrook of Girl School LA, Chris Rountree of Wild Up |
Descanso Gardens, LA |
| 2019 |
Director, Camera, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
"The Pink Chateau" - Experiential Music Video Annie Saunders, This is the Wilderness with 'Into the Valley Below' |
The Pink Chateau, Los Angeles |
| 2019 |
Director, Camera, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
"John Cage's Waterwalk" & "Butterfly" Series - Fluxus, LA Phil Annie Saunders of This is the Wilderness, Chris Rountree of Wild Up |
Disney Hall, LA |
| 2019 |
Co-Director
Commercials & Industrials |
"Eckrich College Football" AD on ESPN Smithfield Foods / trofia |
Charlottesville, NC |
| 2018 |
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Abbot Kinney Fest |
Venice, CA |
| 2018 |
Director, Camera, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Smithfield Food Spots Trofia |
Houston, TX |
| 2018 |
Director, DP, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
"Lulu" Testimonial Fidocure - One Health |
Palo Alto, CA / Boulder, CO |
| 2018 |
Co-Director, Camera, Editor
Film |
"Two Beats One Soul" Feature Documentary RVMK Records |
Cuba |
| 2018 |
Director, Camera, Editor
Film |
"The Berklee Seven" Short Film Berklee College of Music |
Boston |
| 2016 |
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Behind the Mask: Facing Torture After the War Center for Investigative Reporting |
NJ |
| 2016 |
Director, Camera, Editor
Film |
"Women Who Score" Short Film Alliance of Women Film Composers (AWFC) |
Los Angeles |
| 2015 |
Director, Filed Producer
Commercials & Industrials |
"American Graduate Day" segment on PBS WNET, Thirteen, PBS |
IN |
| 2015 |
Director
Commercials & Industrials |
"Living with RA" - Humira Hero Content / BBDO |
New York, NY |
| 2013 |
Director, Field Producer
Commercials & Industrials |
Doomsday Preppers - Discovery Channel - 3 segments, season 2 (Mike & Grayson, Jason, Brenda) Sharp Entertainment |
NY, AL, NC |
| 2013 |
Director, Camera, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
"TOTEM" Cirque Du Soleil, "Jones Beach is Back," "JBL Live at Pier 97"- Live Nation Promo Series Live Nation |
NY |
| 2012 |
Director, Camera, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Bonnaroo Music Festival - 10 Year Anniversary Series Superfly Productions |
Manchester, TN |
| 2011 |
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Film |
"Iraq Paper Scissors" Documentary Self |
VT, NY, CO, CA, MA |
| 2011 |
Director, Cinematographer
Film |
"Poster Girl" Documentary Self / HBO |
VT, CO, NY |
| 2005 |
Director, Camera, Editor
Film |
"Pilgrimage in Tibet" Documentary Upaya Zen Center / Klugi Films |
Tibet |
| 2003 |
Editor
Film |
"Stolen Childhoods" Feature Documentary Galen Films |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bachelors | University of Vermont |
| 1996 | Film, Photography, Art History | Studio Arts Center International, Italy |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: DJI Ronin-S (gimbal) + Shape shoulder rig, LED Lite Panel, Premiere Pro + Adobe Suite, Sony A7Iii
I can use: Sony A7Iii, Led Lite Panel, Premiere Pro + Adobe Suite, Dji Ronin-S (Gimbal) + Shape Shoulder Rig
About me
Sara is an LA-based documentary film director, run-n-gun camera operator, lifestyle and industrial photographer, editor, and writer. With her artistic sensibility and visceral and natural style, her desire is to help the audience feel what they see.She is best known for her OSCAR and EMMY Nominated, HBO documentary, “Poster Girl,” about the first female gunner in the Iraq War who returns home to battle her demons and the dysfunctional VA system, and her HMMA Nominated documentary, “Women Who Score,” about women film composers changing the score in Hollywood.
Sara shoots and directs documentaries, corporate videos, music videos, immersive experiences, and a range of commercial projects for Bonnaroo, Live Nation, The Muse, Deloitte, and more. She is on the roster of directors at HELO.
Mentored by her documentary filmmaker, adventure-seeking dad, a filming expedition left them stranded along a Siberian peninsula after a boat went awry. That life-altering experience along with working as a sea kayaking guide in Alaska taught her a thing or two about powering through any challenge. She can still pull off an Eskimo Roll.
Run-n-gun gear: Sony A7IV, Ronin S, Shape Shoulder Rig, Light kit, Audio
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Videographer |
|---|---|
| Job Titles | Video Editor, Writer, Director, Camera Operator, Videographer, Photographer, Retoucher, Marketing / PR |
| Years in industry | 6+ years |