Sarah Ema Friedland

(Director/Cinematographer) is an NYC-based
media artist and educator. Her work has
screened at institutions including Cannes Film
Festival, Lincoln Center, Anthology Film
Archives, PBS, the Tang Teaching Museum,
The Chelsea Museum, The Queens Museum,
The 14th Street Y, and the MIT List Center. Her
works have been supported by grants and
fellowships, including the Jerome Founation,
NYSCA, the Palestine American Research
Center, the LABA House of Study, and the
MacDowell Colony. Named one of the “Top 10
Independent Filmmakers to Watch” by
Independent Magazine, she is a recipient of
the Paul Robeson Award from the Newark
Museum, and was nominated for a New York
Emmy. Friedland is a member of the Meerkat
Media Collective and the Director of the
MDOCS Storyteller’s Institute at Skidmore
College where she is also a Teaching Professor
in the MDOCS Program.