Talent Guide
Saro Varjabedian
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- Discipline:Director, Producer
- Program Year:CNN Docuseries Intensive 2021
Bio
Saro is an award-winning filmmaker. As a cinematographer, he has photographed several feature films and documentaries, including Me To Play, which screened at the 2021 Slamdance film festival. In 2018, he was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2018 Lebanese Movie Awards for his work on The Traveler. As a director, Saro has directed five short films, a feature film and a TV Pilot. His first narrative feature Respite is currently available on most VOD platforms. Saro is a Columbia MFA Graduate and has taught cinematography and directing at New York Film Academy.
Current Project
Driving the Green BookLogline
An author and his young students take an enlightening road trip across America looking for locations once listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book while also discovering new spaces and facets of Black culture.