Sasha Rainbow is a BAFTA-nominated AND cannes winning director that uses her powerful storytelling abilities to cast light on underrepresented heroic role models — which she thinks is just what the world needs. ​Her first horror feature, Grafted, is out on festival release now.​
Born in New Zealand, she now lives in Los Angeles

Sasha Rainbow is a BAFTA-nominated AND cannes winning director that uses her powerful storytelling abilities to cast light on underrepresented heroic role models — which she thinks is just what the world needs. ​Her first horror feature, Grafted, is out on festival release now.​
Born in New Zealand, she now lives in Los Angeles

Sasha Rainbow is a BAFTA-nominated AND cannes winning director that uses her powerful storytelling abilities to cast light on underrepresented heroic role models — which she thinks is just what the world needs. ​Her first horror feature, Grafted, is out on festival release now.​
Born in New Zealand, she now lives in Los Angeles

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Awards and Honours

2024 / Winner Best Director - "Grafted" - TerrorMolins Bloody Madness Section
2024 / Winner Best Director - "Grafted" - Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
2024 / Speaker New Zealand Big Screen Symposium
2023 / Bronze EE "Hope United" - British Arrows Awards
2023 / Bronze Sound Design - EE "Hope United" - Clio Awards
2021 / Selected for WIF Mentorship Scheme Women in Film - Los Angeles
2020 / Nomination Best British Short Film - "Kamali" - BAFTAs
2019 / Winner Best Documentary Short - "Kamali" - Raindance Film Festival
2019 / Winner Best Short Documentary - "Kamali" - Atlanta Film Festival
2019 / Winner Best Director - "Kamali" - Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
2019 / Nomination Best Documentary Short - "Kamali" - Palm Springs International Short Festival
2019 / Winner Best of the Fest & Audience Award - "Kofi and Larety" - Aesthetica Short Film Festival
2019 / Yaddo Artist’s Residency Saratoga Springs
2018 / Winner The Voice of a Woman Award - Cannes Lions
2018 / Winner Award of Excellence - "Kofi and Lartey" - Impact Doc Awards
2018 / Winner Award of Excellence in Direction - "Kofi and Lartey" - Docs Without Borders
2018 / 2021 - Alumni BFI x BAFTA Network Program
2015 / Nomination Best Director - "Electric Bones" - UK Music Video Awards

Awards and Honours

2024
Winner Best Director - "Grafted" - TerrorMolins Bloody Madness Section
2024
Winner Best Director - "Grafted" - Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
2024
Speaker New Zealand Big Screen Symposium
2023
Bronze EE "Hope United" - British Arrows Awards
2023
Bronze Sound Design - EE "Hope United" - Clio Awards
2021
Selected for WIF Mentorship Scheme Women in Film - Los Angeles
2020
Nomination Best British Short Film - "Kamali" - BAFTAs
2019
Winner Best Documentary Short - "Kamali" - Raindance Film Festival
2019
Winner Best Short Documentary - "Kamali" - Atlanta Film Festival
2019
Winner Best Director - "Kamali" - Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
2019
Nomination Best Documentary Short - "Kamali" - Palm Springs International Short Festival
2019
Winner Best of the Fest & Audience Award - "Kofi and Larety" - Aesthetica Short Film Festival
2019
Yaddo Artist’s Residency Saratoga Springs
2018
Winner The Voice of a Woman Award - Cannes Lions
2018
Winner Award of Excellence - "Kofi and Lartey" - Impact Doc Awards
2018
Winner Award of Excellence in Direction - "Kofi and Lartey" - Docs Without Borders
2018 - 2021
Alumni BFI x BAFTA Network Program
2015
Nomination Best Director - "Electric Bones" - UK Music Video Awards

Awards and Honours

2024
Winner Best Director - "Grafted" - TerrorMolins Bloody Madness Section
2024
Winner Best Director - "Grafted" - Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
2024
Speaker New Zealand Big Screen Symposium
2023
Bronze EE "Hope United" - British Arrows Awards
2023
Bronze Sound Design - EE "Hope United" - Clio Awards
2021
Selected for WIF Mentorship Scheme Women in Film - Los Angeles
2020
Nomination Best British Short Film - "Kamali" - BAFTAs
2019
Winner Best Documentary Short - "Kamali" - Raindance Film Festival
2019
Winner Best Short Documentary - "Kamali" - Atlanta Film Festival
2019
Winner Best Director - "Kamali" - Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
2019
Nomination Best Documentary Short - "Kamali" - Palm Springs International Short Festival
2019
Winner Best of the Fest & Audience Award - "Kofi and Larety" - Aesthetica Short Film Festival
2019
Yaddo Artist’s Residency Saratoga Springs
2018
Winner The Voice of a Woman Award - Cannes Lions
2018
Winner Award of Excellence - "Kofi and Lartey" - Impact Doc Awards
2018
Winner Award of Excellence in Direction - "Kofi and Lartey" - Docs Without Borders
2018 - 2021
Alumni BFI x BAFTA Network Program
2015
Nomination Best Director - "Electric Bones" - UK Music Video Awards

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