Sarah Lederman (1994) is a film maker and studied both Documentary and Fiction at the The Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound (RITCS) in Brussels. She finished her Film MFA at Sint-Lucas Brussels with her short film ‘Les Racines de l’Eau’. At UK Jewish Film Festival 2022 she won the Best Short Film award. She is part of Lukas Dhont's Future Five.
'Licht’, a children's documentary for KETNET and VRT, which premiered at DOK Leipzig, recently won the Ensor for Best Short Film 2023. She is finishing her fiction short film ‘Friday, 1st of July’.
She specializes in visual intimate stories through fine story telling, honest and pure with a considerate attention for detail. She has a great sensibility for capturing unfolding unique moments. Documentary and fiction film both fascinate her.
Filmography:
2024 Friday, 1st of July - fiction - in post-production
2022 Light - documentary
2021 les Racines de l'Eau - documentary
2020 TIGER TIBBE - fiction
2018 Interval - fiction
2018 Rand - documentary
2017 Coco Putain - fiction
2017 La Vie a La Caserne - documentary
2017 Cocon - fiction
2017 Verder Dan Hier Niet - documentary
2016 Frank - documentary
2016 Une Histoire de l’Ombre - documentary
2016 Miriam - fiction
2015 De Vrouw Van Hier Naast - documentary
2015 Togetherness - documentary
Festivals and Awards :
Ensor for Best Shortfilm for 'Licht' - 2023
Cézar 2023 Les Nuits en Or for 'Licht' - 2023
Award for Best Documentary at FF Young Horizons for 'Light' - 2023
Award for Best Short film at UK Jewish Film Film Festival for 'les Racines de l'Eau' - 2021
Award & First Prize for Best Short Film at FFO Film Festival Ostend for 'les Racines de l'Eau' - 2021
Award for Best Cinematography for 'les Racines de l'Eau' at CUT TO GHENT - 2021
Award for Best Cinematography & Runner Up Best Director for 'Cocon' at Thunderdance FF - 2020
Second prize for best short film 'Cocon' at CUT TO GHENT - 2019
Award for Best International Short Film ‘Miriam’ at BFI Future Film Festival - 2016
Licht :
Official Selection Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2023
Official Selection Les Mains Gauches 2023
Cézar 2023 Les Nuits en Or ' 2023
Ensor for Best Short film & Nominated for 2 Ensors 2023 (Best Short Film and Best Documentary Series Ket&Doc)
Official Selection DOK Leipzig 2022
Official Selection Kortfilmfestival Leuven 2022
Official Selection JEF festival Antwerp 2022
Official Selection Docville Leuven 2022
Official Selection Cut To Ghent 2022
les Racines de l'Eau :
Official Selection Les Mains Gauches 2022 - Marseille
Official Selection UK Jewish Film Festival 2021 - London
Official Selection ZINEBI 63 Festival 2021 - Bilbao
Official Selection FFO Film Festival Ostend 2021 - Ostend
Official Selection Brussels Short Film Festival BSFF 2021 - Brussels
Official Selection CUT TO GHENT 2021 - Ghent
Official Selection Graines de Cinéastes / Elles tournent 2021 - Brussels
TIGER TIBBE :
Official Selection JEF festival Antwerp 2020
Official Selection Filem’On International Film Festival Brussels 2020
Cocon :
Award Best Cinematography and Runner Up for Best Director Thunderdance Film Festival 2017
Second prize for best short film at CUT TO: GHENT 2019
Screened at UITKORT at UITKIJK Amsterdam 2019
Official Selection Film Festival Oostende - 2018
Official Selection Shorts International Film Festival Trieste - Marametraggio Section 2018
Official Selection Quarantine Festival 2018
Official Selection Cefalù Film Festival 2018
Official Selection Thunderdance Film Festival 2017
Verder Dan Hier Niet :
Official Selection Shortcut Film Festival 2018
Official Selection Living Skies Student Festival 2018
Screened at Theater Aan Zee Oostende 2017
Miriam :
Award : Best International Short Film – BFI Future Film Festival 2017
Official Selection Miami Jewish Film Festival 2017
Official Selection Geofilmfestival and Expocinema 2017
Official Selection Moving Pictures Festival 2016
Official Selection Festival de Cortometrajes “Jose Franscisco Rosado” PACAS 2016
Une Histoire De l’Ombre :
Official Selection Eindhoven Film Festival 2016
Official Selection Västeras Film Festival 2017
Official Selection Near Nazareth Film Festival 2017