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Sara Nesson
Brooklyn, NY
Filmmaker
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Title/Occupation:  Cinematographer  Director  Producer 
Services Provided:  Film/Video Editing  Seminars/Workshops 
Gender: Female

Biography: 

Sara Nesson is the Academy Award®-nominated
filmmaker of the documentary, POSTER GIRL. Sara has directed and filmed
projects all over the world, from medical pilgrimages across the mountains of
Tibet to endangered species in Siberia. She has spent the last three and a half
years working on films POSTER GIRL (which will air on HBO in 2011) and IRAQ
PAPER SCISSORS (work-in-progress). Both films follow Iraq War Veterans over
several years as they cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and
emotional ups and downs as they embark on an unusual healing journey. She
continues to work in sponsored films, commercials and music videos.  Sara
is currently in development of her first narrative feature based on POSTER
GIRL. Sara is the founder of Portrayal Films, Inc., based in Brooklyn, NY.