
Sara Maamouri
Sara Maamouri is a documentary filmmaker and editor who has explored a diverse range of topics for over 15 years. Her work has touched on social, educational and political issues, from former enemies bound together through loss and discovery (In This Waiting, 2011) to rebuilding a life in a former war zone (Amal's Garden, 2012) and reinventing a country as the world watches (A Revolution in Four Seasons, Hot Docs 2016). Most recently, she edited and co-produced the Emmy nominated The Judge (TIFF, IDFA, DOCNYC 2017) and edited & produced We Are Not Princesses (DOCNYC 2018). She's currently editing Black Mothers, directed by Débora Souza Silva and editing and producing Clarissa's Battle, directes by Tamara Perkins.
A multi-lingual Tunisian educated in New York and California, Maamouri brings international sensitivity to her editing, production and story development, while building transmedia narratives to enhance and further engage a constantly evolving audience base.
Sessions in which Sara Maamouri attends
- Registration Cinerama Dome - Lobby
- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | 9 hours
- Welcome to Getting Real '18 Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | 15 minutes
- Keynote: Molly Thompson Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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- Pulling Back the Curtain
- Signup required Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Interactive Workshop
- Therapeutic Interventions in Documentary
- Signup required Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- What You Need To Know About Using Music In Your Film
- Signup required Film L.A. - Meeting Room
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Whine Before The Wine Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Opening Night Party Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Back Lot
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2 hours
- Registration Cinerama Dome - Lobby
- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | 9 hours
- Keynote: Michèle Stephenson Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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- #DecolonizeDocs—The Filmmaker ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Making a Living at Making Change with Documentary
- Signup required Film L.A. - Meeting Room
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- After #MeToo ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- NEH Funding: Tips from Filmmakers and the NEH
- Signup required Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Keynote: Chi-hui Yang Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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- PBS Indies Party
- Signup required NeueHouse Hollywood - NeueHouse Hollywood
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Keynote: Orwa Nyrabia
- Signup required Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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- Creative Courage in Non-Fiction Storytelling
- Signup required Arena Cinelounge - Theater
- 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Conversation
- Impact Producers Convening
- Signup required LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) - Gallery
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Convening
- Working with International Public Broadcasters ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Closing Remarks
- Signup required Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM | 15 minutes
- Closing Night Party Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Back Lot
- 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes