Sarah Simka Jaffe is a Bay Area-based Director of Photography and Focus Puller. She studied filmmaking at University of California Santa Cruz. She primarily shoots narrative & documentary films, commercial and music videos. She's down to travel and wants to work with you.
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DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
2019 - "Octagonal Room - Salami Rose Joe Louis" dir Japhy Riddle
2019 - "All Eyes Manifest - Sugar" dir Deb Leal
2019 - "Bookclubbing" dir Syra McCarthy
2019 - "Appetite" dir Christian Osagiede
2018 "Empower Me Academy" Advertisement
2018 "CYCLES" dir Latajh Weaver, Series
2018 "Face to Face - Kendra McKinley" dir Staci Degagne, Music Video
2018 "Art vs the World" dir Leila Block, Doc
2018 "eBay Fashion" Campaign
2017 "Jean-Paul Bourdier" Documentary
2017 "Tales from Ten Forward, Episode 5" dir Evie Vincent, Web Series
2017 "Just Peanuts - Salami Rose Joe Louis" Music Video
2015 "Boxers" - 2min
2015 "Losing Sleep Over the Cretaceous - Salami Rose Joe Louis" - 2min
2015 "Rock the Club" dir. Rex Winterbottom - 20min
2014 "Lipstick" dir. Rogelio Pizano - 3min
2014 "Part 5 - Claire Williams" 2min
2014 "Argument" dir. Tennessee Reed - 2min
2012 "Nachos - Easton Allyn" 3min
2011 "Beatrice" 6min
2010 "How I Hope to Meet You" 6min
2010 "Healthy and Happy Adults" 3min
2010 "Video Message to an Elephant" 2min
DIRECTOR
2017 "Jean-Paul Bourdier" Documentary - 20min
2015 "Inundatie" 4min
2015 "Boxers" - 2min
2015 "Losing Sleep Over the Cretaceous - Salami Rose Joe Louis" - 2min
2014 "Part 5 - Claire Williams" 2min
2012 "Nachos - Easton Allyn" 3min
2011 "Wikipedia to Pure Reason" 2min
2011 "Beatrice" 6min
2010 "How I Hope to Meet You" 6min
2010 "Healthy and Happy Adults" 3min
2010 "Video Message to an Elephant" 2min
PRODUCTION DESIGN
2015 "Inundatie" 4min
2015 "Boxers" - 2min
2015 "Losing Sleep Over the Cretaceous - Salami Rose Joe Louis" - 2min
2014 "Part 5 - Claire Williams" 2min
2011 "Peaking Lights - Hey Sparrow" dir. Cam Archer - 4min
2011 "Beatrice" 6min
2010 "How I Hope to Meet You" 6min
FESTIVALS
2019 48hr Film Fest San Francisco
2018 Films to the People, Berkeley, CA - "CYCLES"
2015 Not Another Film Festival, Berkeley, CA - "Inundatie"
2015 Festival Silencio, Lisbon - "Part 5 - Claire Williams"
2011 Santa Cruz Int'l Film Festival, Santa Cruz, CA - "Wikipedia to Pure Reason"
CAMERA OPERATOR
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Wish - 2019
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Sephora Promos - 2018
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Slack & WeWork Promo - 2018
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eBay Fashion - RG/A - 2018
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Adobe - emotion studioes - 2018
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Facebook - Hello Design - 2018
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Slack & Panasonic Promo - 2018
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Zoom Conferencing Live Stream - Williams Signal - 2018
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So Sick, Documentary - 2017
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Hollister presents "This is Summer!" - AwesomenessTV - 2017
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June Life - 2017-19
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Burma Superstar Tea Leaf Salad - 2016
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One of Many Documentary - 2017
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V-Dog Lifestyle Videos - 2016
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Hampton Creek Recipe Videos - 2016
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CSFPS Live Stream - Maas Clinic - 2016
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Art vs the World - 2016-2019
1st AC / Focus Puller
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AirBnB - DP Caleb Hellerman - 2019
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"In Case of You" - DP Favienne Howsepienne - 2019
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"Micky" - DP Andy Hoffman, 2018
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Google AI video - DP Cisco Rivera, 2018
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Adobe Promo - DP Cisco Rivera, 2018
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GitHub - Paths to the Future - DP Heyjin Jun, 2018
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Slack Technologies - DP Heyjin Jun, 2018
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Tangible Play - DP Daphne Wu - 2018
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"Lie Here" Music Video DP Natalie Newman, 2018
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"Standstill" Short Film - DP Jordan Castro - 2018
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"The Statue" Short Film - DP Natalie Newman - 2017
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Target Promo - DP Natalie Newman - Sept 2017
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Auster - Victor Wang Studios - August 2017
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ProBar - Victor Wang Studios - Jan. 2017
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Empower ME Ad - Victor Wang Studios - Nov. 2016
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"Superherorolemodel" - DP Elysia Liaw - May 2016
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Adrift in Sunset - DP Natalie Newman - 2015
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Film & Digital Media - University of California, Santa Cruz - 2011
Multimedia Dept. Film Production - Berkeley City College - 2014-2016