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| Occupation | Screenwriter, cinematographer |
Sara Mishara (born July 8, 1976) is an American-Canadian cinematographer. [1] She has been a three-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Cinematography at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her work on the film The Great Darkened Days (La grande noirceur), [2] at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for Drunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres), [3] and at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 for Viking . [4]
She was also a dual nominee in 2019 for Allure , [5] and was previously nominated in the same category at the 28th Genie Awards for Everything Is Fine (Tout est parfait) [6] and at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira). [7]
She won the Prix Iris for Best Cinematography at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards for Drunken Birds, [8] and received four previous Prix Jutra nominations for Best Cinematography for her work on Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil), [9] The Legacy (La Donation), [10] All That You Possess (Tout ce que tu possèdes) [11] and You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole). [12]
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she studied film at Concordia University and the Prague Film School. [1] She was a cowriter with Ivan Grbovic of the films Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) and Drunken Birds, with the duo receiving a Jutra nomination for Best Screenplay for Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, [11] and winning for Drunken Birds at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022. [8]
Alongside Nicolas Bolduc, Erik Ljung, Tobie Marier Robitaille, Van Royko, Alexia Toman and André Turpin, she won a Gémeaux Award for Best Photography in a Documentary or Public Affairs program in 2024 for Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic : ceci n’est pas un accident). [13]
