Born in 1993 and raised in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region with family connections to Brazil and the USA, Sarina discovered her passion for visual storytelling through photography early on. From 2017 to 2021, Sarina studied at the ifs Cologne. Her graduation film was screened in the Medium-Length Feature Film competition at the Max Ophüls Prize. Since 2023, she has been working as a co-writer on her debut film, for which she received a screenplay grant from the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW. Sarina enjoys working in diverse teams and on innovative stories, always seeking the right narrative form for the characters. She finds inspiration in both mainstream media and in paintings, photographs, and everyday life. Sarina is a board member of Cinematographinnen and initiated Female Filmmakers CGN and Female Film Friends in 2022. She works in both fictional and documentary filmmaking. She lives in Cologne.
Languages
German (native) | English (fluent) | Portuguese (basic) | Czech (basic)
Special Skills
16mm, 35mm | color and b/w development | gimbal | color grading
Selected Credits
Aus dem Nichts | Narrative Short | R: Sabah Boumeshouli | Germany | 2024
Vollbild Recherche | TV Documentary | R: Sarah Lehnert | Labo M, SWR | Germany | 2024
Strasse der verlorenen Herzen | Narrative Short | R. Alexander Nowak | khm köln | Germany | 2023
Haus Kummerveldt | Series | B-Kamera | R: Mark Lorei | Goldstoff Filme | Germany | 2022
Nur ein Freitag | Narrative Short | R: Jacqueline May | Germany | 2021
Jackfruit | Medium Length Feature | R: Thùy Trang Nguyen | P: ifs köln | Germany | 2021
Cloudy Clouds | feature film | 2nd Unit DoP | D: Christian Schäfer | P: Rabiat Film | Germany | 2021