Sarah Whelden

Camera operator

Biography

Sarah’s award-winning cinematography portfolio spans 15 years and comprises commercials, music videos, documentaries, and narratives. She has lensed eight feature films and numerous short films that have premiered and screened at Sundance, SXSW, Fantasia, and many other prestigious festivals worldwide.

Filmography

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Magic Hour

Erin and Charlie escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship.

10.0

The Plan

Inside a modest Los Angeles apartment over the course of a single day, a group of disillusioned young adults prepares for a radical act they believe will change the world. As paranoia builds and fractures deepen, the lines between purpose, fear, and identity blur.

5.5

LUZ

Ruben and Carlos become cellmates in a minimum-security prison. While Ruben struggles to learn the ropes of daily life and where he falls in the complex hierarchical prison system, Carlos becomes a mentor and then eventually a lover. The two men develop feelings for one another they can't easily express. As time moves on and one of them is released before the other, there are questions looming as to whether what they had was real or simply out of the need for human connection.

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Mine

A woman relives one of the worst nights of her life. What begins as a quiet evening alone gradually spirals until the lines between memory and reality, control and desire, safety and survival, begin to blur.

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Tight

A woman grappling with difficulty finding sexual pleasure after childbirth falls back on an old coping habit.

10.0

The Altruist

The ordeal of a woman suffering from a strange illness and her devoted husband.

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There's a Devil Inside Me

A mischievous teen pretends to be a saintly nun only to be mistaken for a real one.

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Screams from the Tower

A gay, coming-of-age comedy that follows Julien, his best friend Cary, and their outcast friends through high school in the early 90s. Julien and Cary's dream of having their own show on the high school radio station is finally realized, bringing them a popularity and infamy they never imagined.

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Sweet Talkin’ Guy

A trans woman goes on three consecutive dates with straight men. As the men grapple with their fragile masculinity, their sexual identities unravel in frantic monologues ironically delivered to the object of their desires.

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Bury Your Fish

A young woman, desperate to rediscover purpose in life, takes guidance from a flashing light a block away.

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Chispa

At a shopping mall, an electrician meets a grumbly security guard who is reticent of her capabilities. She brushes him off and gets to work repairing a junction box. Suddenly, she experiences a peculiar bolt of electricity, shocking her and knocking her unconscious. When she awakes, she is possessed to dance throughout the mall after dark. But not all is as it seems, as the security guard discovers there’s a creature lurking on the premises.

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Again and Again

When a shelter advocate becomes too invested in a domestic violence survivor's safety, she finds they're both navigating a challenging cycle.

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