Sarah Franke

Provo (2022)

Narrative Feature

A self-destructive ex-Mormon finds out her estranged father is on his deathbed and road trips to Utah to reckon with her past.

Produced by 🙋🏼‍♀️
Written, Directed, and Edited by Emma Thatcher
Cinematography by Neil Shukla
Executive Producers Sophie Thatcher and Ruby Que
Co-Producer Allison Torem

Debra Yepa-Pappan (2022)

Documentary Segment

Artist Debra Yepa-Pappan works with Chicago’s Field Museum, whose Native North America Hall is undergoing a renovation project in an effort to better represent Native stories.

Directed, Shot, and Edited by 🙋🏼‍♀️
Produced by Native Report

Watch the full episode on pbs.org

Wastewater: A Tale of Two Cities (2021)

Documentary Short

Critical to the environment, public health, and quality of life, wastewater infrastructure in Alabama - and throughout the country - suffers from decades of lack of investment and racial discrimination, and is increasingly threatened by the changing climate.

Directed, Shot, and Edited by 🙋🏼‍♀️
Produced by Alabama Rivers Alliance

Below the Flood Gate (2019)

Documentary Short

Vulnerable to flooding and excluded from protective measures, the residents of a coastal Louisiana community hold firmly to their way of life.

Directed, Shot, and Edited by 🙋🏼‍♀️
Produced by 🙋🏼‍♀️ and London College of Communication

Piccadilly: 00:00 - 06:00 (2018)

Documentary Exercise

A short documentary about folks who ride the Piccadilly line at night.

Directed and Shot by 🙋🏼‍♀️, Charlotte Martinet and Carlo Lavarini
Edited by 🙋🏼‍♀️

Scafell (2018)

Documentary Exercise

A short documentary about climbing England’s tallest* mountain, Scafell Pike.
*It’s not especially tall.

Directed, Shot, and Edited by 🙋🏼‍♀️

Bernie (2017)

Documentary Exercise

A short documentary about my grandma.

Directed, Shot, and Edited by 🙋🏼‍♀️