Independent Motion Pictures and Film Professional
Paris Area, France
- Current
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- Producer / Director / Writer / Actor at The Adventures of Mom and Dad (Feature Film)
- Producer / Director / Writer / Actor at The Adventures of Mom and Dad (Short Film)
- Producer / Founder / Managing Director / Filmmaker at Polyamorous Productions International
- Actor (Film/Theatre) at Freelance
- Past
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- Photo Shoot Producer at Freelance
- Museum Exhibit Featured Artist at Elverhoj Museum
- Producer / Director / Writer / Actor at Like Trees (Short Film)
- Marketing Associate / Box Office Co-Manager at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Box Office Lead Manager / Donations Coordinator / Sales Associate at Cal Performances
- Education
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- EICAR (École Internationale de Création Audiovisuelle et de Réalisation)
- University of California, Berkeley
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Sarah Arlen’s Summary
Professional international filmmaker working as a producer, director, writer, actor and designer who believes in collaborating on projects that create new international methods and standards of filmmaking which engage and illuminate audiences to the fullest and galvanize what’s best about the human spirit by uniting and leading artists from around the world. And a workin' mom, to boot!
Personal Motto: I will start a trillion revolutions for love...
Awards: winner of the 2009 Francis Ford Copolla American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition, winner of the IFP Emerging Narrative Award, nominee for the IFP Grand Jury Screenplay Prize, winner of the Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship, ÉCU European Independent Film Festival 2006 Short Film nomination, winner of the Eisner Award for Outstanding Acting Talent, the Pillsbury Award for Outstanding Artist, the Mann Prize of Outstanding Talent in the Performing Arts, a four-year scholarship from the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation, a four-year scholarship from the Cloverlane Foundation, two Hickman Awards for Most Outstanding Talent of the Year and three ArtsBridge Fellowships, and an Irene Ryan nomination for Best Actress in a Play 1999
Film Festivals: IFP Independent Film Week 2008: Emerging Narrative Winner and Grand Jury Prize Nominee, Cannes Film Fest 2008, Sundance Film Fest 2008, Berlinale Film Fest 2007 and 2008, ECU European Indepedent Film Fest 2006
Sarah Arlen’s Specialties:
Producing, Directing, Writing, Acting, Designing
Sarah Arlen’s Experience
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Producer / Director / Writer / Actor
The Adventures of Mom and Dad (Feature Film)
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
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Producer / Director / Writer / Actor
The Adventures of Mom and Dad (Short Film)
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
2005 — Present (4 years)
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Producer / Founder / Managing Director / Filmmaker
Polyamorous Productions International
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
Currently partnered with Minor Apocalypse and MOTTO. Creating content for Current TV.
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Actor (Film/Theatre)
Freelance
(Performing Arts industry)
September 1995 — Present (13 years 11 months)
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Photo Shoot Producer
Freelance
(Photography industry)
July 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 2 months)
Partnered with BohemeBox and Violet Design.
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Museum Exhibit Featured Artist
Elverhoj Museum
(Museums and Institutions industry)
August 2007 — November 2007 (4 months)
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Producer / Director / Writer / Actor
Like Trees (Short Film)
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year)
Full film, press kit and information available at www.liketrees-film.com.
World Premiere held at the French National Library in Paris, France, 2006.
Nominated for Best Student Short Film, ÉCU European International Film Festival 2006. -
Marketing Associate / Box Office Co-Manager
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Performing Arts industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years)
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Box Office Lead Manager / Donations Coordinator / Sales Associate
Cal Performances
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Performing Arts industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years)
Sarah Arlen’s Education
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EICAR (École Internationale de Création Audiovisuelle et de Réalisation)
MFA , Filmmaking; emphasis in Film Directing , 2004 — 2006
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University of California, Berkeley
BFA , Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies , 1998 — 2002
- Activities and Societies:
- Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key National Honors Society, Phi Beta Kappa, UC Berkeley Lifetime Alumni Association and graduated from UC Berkeley on the Dean's List Highest Honor Roll
Additional Information
Sarah Arlen’s Websites:
Sarah Arlen’s Interests:
professional networking, internationality, not-for-profit management, self-sustaining systems, ecology, theater, performance, drawing, animation, dance, writing, reading, photography, architecture, music, graphic design, web design, interior design, travel, technology, art, gourmet cooking
Sarah Arlen’s Groups:
Alumni of the 2008 IFP Emerging Narrative Award Group, University of California Berkeley Alumni Association, Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Foundation Alumni Association, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key National Honors Society, Phi Beta Kappa
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Sarah Arlen’s Honors:
AWARDS: 2009 Francis Ford Coppola American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition, IFP Emerging Narrative Award, IFP Grand Jury Screenplay Prize nominee, Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship, ÉCU European Independent Film Festival 2006 Short Film nominee, Eisner Award for Outstanding Acting Talent, Pillsbury Award for Outstanding Artist, Mann Prize of Outstanding Talent in the Performing Arts, four-year scholarship from the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation, four-year scholarship from the Cloverlane Foundation, two Hickman Awards for Most Outstanding Talent of the Year, three ArtsBridge Fellowships, Irene Ryan nomination for Best Actress in a Play 1999
FILM FESTIVALS: IFP Independent Film Week 2008: Emerging Narrative Winner and Grand Jury Prize Nominee, Cannes Film Fest 2008, Sundance Film Fest 2008, Berlinale Film Fest 2007 and 2008, ECU European Independent Film Fest 2006
Sarah Arlen’s Contact Settings
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