Barcelona, Spain
$585 - $4600 / Day
Marc M Sarrado is a talented experienced cinematographer. Based between Europe and Asia Pacific. Exquisite taste for visuals, light and colours. His storytelling skills have been crafted in documentary filmmaking, with a creative mindset and persistent attitude. The field is his playground, where he harvest the best of his experiences to bring it to the next project. Over the past twenty years, he has developed a sharp sense for character development through narrative sequences and efficient visuals. Integral to his professional vision are a strong creative and journalistic instinct, as well as compelling non-fiction storytelling for international audiences. Marc began working in television in 1996 in TV3 in Barcelona. Since becoming an independent cinematographer in 2006, he has focused on documentaries and new media productions dedicated on a variety of subjects such as environmental, scientific, social, economic, and human rights. His work has taken him to 54 countries in 7 continents, and has included adventures through the Amazon jungle, Afghanistan, Iraq, Antarctica, Atacama, Sahara, Gobi, Wadi Rum, Thar and Sahel deserts. As a cinematographer, Marc’s collaborations include major networks such as PBS, ARTE France, Aljazeera, CBS, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, NBC, FOX IC, RTBF, TVE, NOS, EL PAíS and RTS. He has served as Director of Photography for multi-award-winning feature documentaries such as The light Bulb Conspiracy (2010), The Dalí Dimension (2010), Sand Wars (2013) or Songs of Redemption (2013). Marc has a vast experience in Asia as a result of his years based in China (2012-2017). As a result of his Asian experience he became a bridge between East and West. Marc Sarrado is available worldwide as a DOP for documentaries, narrative TVCs, social media narrative content and other international productions.
The current throwaway climate - where the latest technology is outdated after a year and electronics are cheaper to replace than to repair – is the basis for economic growth. But infinite consumption is unsustainable with finite resources. With the economy crumbling and consumers becoming increasingly resistant to the practice, has planned obsolescence reached the end of its own life?
s sand an infinite resource? Can the existing supply satisfy a gigantic demand fueled by construction booms? What are the consequences of intensive beach sand mining for the environment and the neighboring populations?
Peng Phan lived through the brutally repressive regime of Cambodian dictator, Pol Pot. She came close to death but was one of just a few that managed to escape. Hundreds around her, including many children, were massacred. Haunted by her memories of child after child being murdered by the Khmer Rouge, Peng Phan decided to devote her life to Cambodia's children and turn her home into an orphanage.
Produced for Grau Serra
In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan where women and girls are not allowed to work outside the home, Nadia spends eleven years masquerading as her brother Esmerai before ultimately escaping to Europe and reclaiming her identity as a female. Back to Nadia is the fascinating story of gender and personal transformation in a society that leaves women with few options for freedom and autonomy.
China Love takes us on a billion-dollar ride of fantasy exploring contemporary China through the window of the pre-wedding photography industry. The film is a feature length observational documentary which follows Chinese and Australian participants as they navigate love, weddings and family in the lead up to the most important ritual of Chinese society - getting married.
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