Sarah Kelly
San Francisco, CA
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
-BA, Cinematic Arts, Production- Fall 2013
-Course Emphasis in Visual Anthropologie
SELECTED FILM EXPERIENCE
“Wish Unboxing” (Commercial) – PA, Prod. Wish
“Th1rteen R3asons Why ” Seasons 2 (Series) – Set PA & Office PA, Prod. Paramount/Netflix
“Trinchero Napa Valley Winery” (Commercial) – Production Assistant, Prod. Jamberry Films
“Playworks Annual Gala”- (Short Film) – Second Camera Operator, Prod. Ampersand Video
“The Envelope” (Series)– Key Production assistant, Dir Alfredo de Villa, Prod. LA Times
“Rough Draft with Reza Aslan”- (Series) – Set Production Assistant, Dir Alfredo de Villa, Prod. Ovation Network
“Pressing Power”– (Short Film) –Director
“The Other Side” (undergraduate thesis film) – director of photography, Dir Austin Keeling
“Hideaway” (undergraduate thesis film) – Writer/Director/Producer/Editor
“Interpreté” (undergraduate thesis film) – Director of Photography, Editor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Frog Design, Story Coordinator, New Business SF
March 2016-May 2017
Translated client "ask" into winning proposals with compelling stories for frog Design.
Contend, Content Creator, LA
May 2015-Feb 2016
Wrote treatments, scripts and copy for pitch decks and client work for brands like the Los Angeles Times and Ovation Network.
Contend, Executive Assistant, LA
Apr 2014-May 2015
Supported CEO, COO, VP, Partnerships- managed daily calendars, expense reports, travel and all administrative tasks
Sony Worldwide Acquisitions, Acquisitions Intern, LA
June-Sept 2013
Prepped Acquisitions team for Toronto and Venice Film Festivals.
Ground Zero Performance Café, Social Media Manager
Aug 2011-May 2013
Managed social media accounts, and devised strategic ways engage followers.
Jacob Burns Film Center, House Staff Shift Leader, A/V Staff, Animation Camp Counselor, NY
August 2008-May 2013
AWARDS
Finalist Filmmaker at Moonfaze Feminist Film Festival in 2015 for "Pressing Power
Magna Cum Laude graduate, 2013 USC
Finalist at USC’s Trojan Film Society 48-hour film competition, Director