Portland, OR, USA
2 reviews$500 - $1500 / Day
Born and raised in the woods outside of Portland, OR, Sarah Wells is a documentary filmmaker based in San Francisco and Portland. Between documentary projects, she can be found in the camera department enjoying her time as a cinematographer, camera operator, and camera assistant. She has shot pieces for VICE, Sephora, Now This, AJ+, Sephora, and Billboard Music. As a camera assistant, she has worked on projects for Google, Slack, Apple, Paypal, and others.
February • 2020
Sarah was incredibly professional and helped us pull together an important interview with only about 24 hours notice. She worked hard to make a very boring interview space look interesting. She was flexible and helped us get all the shots we needed in a very narrow time window. The final footage looks great - would hire her again any time.
Produced for Vice
Leading up to the 2020 election, I followed Clarice, a woman living with Cystic fibrosis. I was a one person crew, responsible for audio, lighting, camera work as well as interviewing Clarice.
Produced for Sephora
With over 380,000 views on Sephora's instagram, this was one of my favorite videos I shot for Sephora's Belong Campaign series. Shawn shares his inspiring journey, moving from the Philippines to the United States to become a pro makeup artist.
Produced for Sephora
Another memorable video I shot for Sephora's Belong campaign featuring Daniel. We had limited time to shoot, so working with only natural light and quickly problem solving to find places to grab b-roll were fun challenges.
Produced for Sephora
A doc style piece I shot for Sephora highlighting Bryce, a talented makeup artist and drag queen. We had a lot of fun capturing his transformation and performance at a club in San Francisco's Castro district.
I was responsible for operating 2-cameras, lighting, and recording audio for the interview portion of this video as well as limited b-roll (the b-roll I shot is in slow-motion, the rest of the b-roll is from the feature doc)
Produced for Sephora
A short doc I shot for Sephora's Belong campaign.
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