Sarah Walker
Writer/Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Sarah Walker was a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2014 and was chosen for BAFTA Elevate in 2017. She is a writer/director currently developing two feature films (NEW YEAR’S KISS and BEAUTIFUL MONSTER), two TV shows (SUMMER BLUES and YOUNGBLOOD), and a web series aimed at championing marginalised voices (CREEPERS) through her production company Underdog Productions, which is dedicated to telling stories with female leads.
Her directing credits include numerous high profile TV shows and features, most recently A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (Sky One/Bad Wolf) and I AM ELIZABETH SMART (Lifetime USA), which was nominated for Best TV Movie and Best Actress by The Critic’s Choice Awards 2018. Her previous credits include DATES (Channel 4), WOLFBLOOD and THE CRASH (BBC), which was nominated for Best TV Drama by BAFTA 2013.
Sarah began her career as an independent filmmaker, she was showrunner on BBC teen drama THE CUT and nominated three years in a row by Broadcast Magazine in the 'Best Young Writer' and 'Best Young Director' categories respectively for her short films 420 SECONDS OF LOVE (2002), ALMOST STRANGERS (2003) and SOUL BOY (2004).
I AM ELIZABETH SMART
“A rare, exceptional Lifetime movie about redefining victimhood”
“Smart’s presence casts the production into an entirely different light. It’s the story of a woman in peril, narrated by and featuring the woman in peril herself, telling the audience what really happened to her and how it felt. The perspective elevates the dramatization from a titillating scary story to spoken-word horror.”
“The isolation of trauma, illustrated.”
“It is a remarkable Lifetime movie. Much like Smart herself, it is restrained, unpretentious, and direct.”
“It is a startling, bold film.”
-Sonia Saraiya, Variety
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
I AM ELIZABETH SMART 2017 | Lifetime/A & E | Director |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES 2018 | Bad Wolf/Sky | Director. |
WOLFBLOOD 4 2015 | CBBC | Director. Series 4. |
THE DUMPING GROUND 4 2015 | CBBC | Director, 4 episodes, series 4. |
DATES 2013 | Balloon Productions/Channel 4 | Director, 1 episode. |
WATERLOO ROAD SERIES 9 2013 | Shed / BBC 1 | Director, 2 episodes. |
THE CRASH 2012 | Darlow Smithson Productions/BBC 3 | Director, 2-part original drama. |
HOLLYOAKS 2012 | Channel 4/Lime Pictures | Writer, Director and Editor. 1 episode. |
HOLLYOAKS 2011 | Channel 4/Lime Pictures | Writer, 2 episodes. |
THE CUT 2 2010 | BBC Switch/ BBC 2 & 3 | Director, series 2. |
THE CUT 2009 | BBC Switch/ BBC 2 & 3 | Lead Director, Creative Producer, and Editor. New series. |
THE CUT 2009 | BBC Switch/ BBC 2 & 3 | Writer, episode 2. |
HOLLYOAKS LONDON SPECIAL 2007 | Channel 4 / Lime Pictures | 6 x 30'. |
HOLLYOAKS IN THE CITY 2006 | Channel 4/Lime Pictures | 4 x 60'. Including Two-Part Season Finale. |
HOLLYOAKS 2005 | Channel 4/Lime Pictures | 15 x 30'. |
Documentaries
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SOUL GIRLS 2015 | Lonesome Pine/ Channel 4 | Director. Short documentary following members of Lyrically Challenged, an East London-based hip hop movement celebrating female expression. |
THE APOLOGY LINE 2007 | Screen West Midlands | EPK/Behind the Scenes documentary. A short documentary about a telephone line that enables members of the public to call up and anonymously confess to their regrets. |
WATCHMAN 2005 | Paramount | EPK/Behind the Scenes documentary. Behind the scenes documentary about the making of the feature film version of Alan Moore’s cult graphic novel. |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
POSTCARDS FROM LONDON 2009 | Underdog Productions/Â The Actors Centre Film Lab | Writer and Director. A short film about love that takes place over one night in Soho. |
SOUL BOY 2004 | BSA | Writer and Director. Short film about two homeless boys, a girl, a bag of stolen money and a better life. |
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: A NIGHT IN WHITE SATIN 2005 | BBC | A short film about a teenage girl on the run, a struggling fashion designer and a stolen dress. |
WALKING AND TALKING 2005 | 104 Films | Writer and Director. A short film about a disabled teenager looking for love on a blind date. |
ALMOST STRANGERS 2004 | UK Film Coucil | Writer and Director. Digital short film about four very different strangers and how their lives overlap during one night in the city. |
420 SECONDS OF LOVE 2003 | Screen West Midlands | Writer and Director. A short story about the diverse relationships a girl encounters before finding herself. |
Online
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
FREAK 2008 | Fremantle Media | Director and Producer. Promo for a new online teen drama. |
Promos
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
CHRIS TYE 2007 | Headwrecker Records | Director and Producer. Music Video for his single ‘Electric Tracks’. |
JILL JACKSON 2007 | Director and Producer. Live acoustic gig at the 12 bar. | |
SPEEDWAY 2005 | Innocent Records | Director and Producer. Live acoustic set for Radio 2 Janice Long Show. |
CARINA ROUND 2005 | Interscope Records | Director and Producer. Live gig at Wulfun Hall. |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
FILM LAB DIRECTOR 2007 | Actors Centre | Director. Screen Acting Workshop with Greta Scacchi. |
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 2001 | Warner Brothers | Visual Effects Floor Assistant. Magic and mayhem ensue as Harry and his wizard gang battle the forces of evil. |
TOMB RAIDER 2000 | Paramount | Third Assistant Director. High action, fast paced, adrenaline fuelled adventures of Lara Croft defeating the bad guys and saving the world. |
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
NEW YEAR’S KISS | Underdog Productions | Writer/Director |
SUMMER BLUES | Underdog Productions | WRITER/ DIRECTOR |