Sara Ross-Samko

California born, dreaming of rain and snow, I look into nature to inspire imagination, and am drawn to the blurred lines between document and dream. Studying cinematography at the AFI Conservatory (...) after working in music and theatre made me curious about playing with format and mixing media in order to evoke emotional visual landscapes. I love working with puppets, animation, and in camera effects to create unique worlds, as well as pure documentary and vérité camerawork. I'm especially devoted to shooting on film, and currently in production on my first feature documentary, Refusing to Ghost, shot on my beloved Super 16mm camera, Titan (named after a loyal old sheepdog).