I am a versatile P/D, Producer/Creative Producer with experience producing documentaries for the BBC across most specialist factual and Current Affairs departments, Channel 4 News and streamers, as well as short-form branded content for digital and social media. I have worked on investigative programmes, natural history films, news, live broadcasts and observational documentaries, as well as producing content for global brands including Christie’s, Sotheby’s, The Tate, Sky Creative, Saatchi and Saatchi, Vogue and Nowness, plus audio guides and podcasts for Audible and BBC Sounds.
I have worked with a number of high-profile presenters including David Attenborough, Fiona Bruce and Stephen Fry, as well as vulnerable contributors, experts and politicians. I also regularly work with brands and their clients on content. I take projects from initial treatment through to delivery, with experience in scriptwriting, edit producing, commissioning motion graphics, budgeting. And for investigative and high risk shoots preparing legal and compliance documents and RA's. I have worked across multiple projects simultaneously, and my news background has given me the ability to work effectively to very tight deadlines. I have filmed all over the world, including in remote locations, and as a fluent French speaker, I have made many films in Francophone countries.
I am based in London and originally from Montreal, Canada. I am half British and half Turkish, and speak fluent French.
Awards & Recognition
PD, Grenfell: The 21st Floor, Nominated for an RTS Award for Best Current Affairs Documentary.
Producer, Newsnight Grenfell coverage, Winner, RTS Home News Award.
PD, Tamara de Lempicka: The Baroness with a Brush, Winner, Lovie Award for Best Short Film, 2025.
PD, The Secret Barrister, Four-part, 10-minute series commissioned by Channel 4 News. Outstanding Journalism Award nominee, Criminal Justice Media Awards.
Production team, David Attenborough’s Darwin and the Tree of Life, Winner, Grierson Award for Best Science Documentary.
Production team, Human Planet, BAFTA-winning series.
“Sara has a strong filmmaking eye. She is extraordinarily tenacious, capable of getting through doors others can’t, and has the empathy and intelligence to maintain relationships with contributors who have been through traumatic experiences.” Ian Katz, C4
To see my work: www.sjmworks.com
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