Sara Dunlop

After graduating in Film from the University of Westminster, Sara was soon named one of the Top 25 Directors to Watch by Creativity Magazine. Her work demonstrates a particular affinity with cinematic realism, full of authenticity and beauty, with a gift for narrative storytelling, inspired casting and performances across her work. Sara has worked with an impressive array of brands including Apple, Nike, P&G and Levis, bringing an effortless quality to each film with a unified focus on conceptual authenticity. She continues to gather industry recognition, evident through awards accumulated throughout her career and has been awarded and shortlisted at LIA, Shots, British Arrows, D&AD, Creative Circle, Cannes Lions and A-List Hollywood Craft. Sara’s narrative films have been equally well received with the three films she co-wrote and directed for Burberry and GQ’s ‘Mr Burberry - The Night Before’ series, being featured by the Hollywood Report, HypeBeast and the Huffington Post. She has also created award-winning films for The Big Issue, Plan, The Havens Crisis Centre and shoe designer Jonathan Kelsey to name a few. Her short film ‘Dreamlands’, was the only UK short film to be ‘In Competition’ at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, selected out of 5008 films globally entered. The film also won ‘Best Narrative Short’ at the 2016 Brooklyn Film Festival.  Continuing with narrative work, Sara is currently helming a new Channel 4 TV series, with feature films in development. In addition to representing Free The Work as UK Ambassador, Sara also served as Chair of the British Television Advertising Awards 2023, illustrating the impact she has made in the Industry, not just as a director, but a much need role model for the next generation of female and POC filmmakers. She is a partner at The Corner Shop, actively supporting emerging directors with new and eclectic creative voices.