"Insist Upon Yourself"
Sarah "Sassy" Mohen is a fresh indie filmmaker who thrives on powerful character driven stories. After being handed the directing reigns on a 30+ cast of middle schoolers in a murder mystery play at age 13, she was quickly self-taught in the ways of discipline, scheduling, character development, over dramatic actors and how to get a full house to shush it. Since then, she has written, directed & produced several award winning films from features, shorts, plays and the new media of web-series.
Originally born in New York City, her love for film-making was sparked in elementary school when her parents enrolled her in a television production class. While attending Dodge College of Media & Film at CHAPMAN UNIVERISTY she wrote & directed her first feature, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. This first Chapman student to not just take on the task, but finish it. And finish it she did in December 2007 on a micro-budget so small that when told to most film-makers the usual response is, "No freaking way."
Upon completion, Sarah took the film on tour around the country and sold it independently in the then new realm the interwebs. Through this she turned a profit on HAPPY HOLIDAYS and today the films website has received over 100,000 hits around the world.
In 2008 she began a three year documentary, ON THE VERGE, following the lives of four girls as they follow their passions despite their lack of money. It was then she realized her mantra as a film-maker was to fight sexism while also subtly encouraging people to follow their dreams and be true to themselves.
That same year she entered her next feature TRUE PERFECTION in the “First Cut Film Series” competition. Currently in the top 1%, if won CYAN PICTURES will get the project a budget of $1,000,000 dollars. A pilot of the pre-revised first act was shot of TP on the newly released RED Camera in 2008. With this, a team has assembled funding to make the full feature through a successful KICKSTARTER.COM campaign.
In September 2009, Sarah founded ARDENTLIFE STUDIOS with business partner Gabe Passiles. A production company, Ardentlife also offers fresh insight to all creeds of artists from around the world via, photographs, films & weekly spotlights on an artist of the week. In 2009 ArdentLife shot it’s first film which S.Mohen wrote & directed EVE IS DEAD, inspired by the passing of one of Sarah's closest friends.
Currently S.Mohen is working on web-series ABOUT ABBY with ArdentLife & prepping for her next feature True Perfection.
Sarah "Sassy" Mohen is a fresh indie filmmaker who thrives on powerful character driven stories. After being handed the directing reigns on a 30+ cast of middle schoolers in a murder mystery play at age 13, she was quickly self-taught in the ways of discipline, scheduling, character development, over dramatic actors and how to get a full house to shush it. Since then, she has written, directed & produced several award winning films from features, shorts, plays and the new media of web-series.
Originally born in New York City, her love for film-making was sparked in elementary school when her parents enrolled her in a television production class. While attending Dodge College of Media & Film at CHAPMAN UNIVERISTY she wrote & directed her first feature, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. This first Chapman student to not just take on the task, but finish it. And finish it she did in December 2007 on a micro-budget so small that when told to most film-makers the usual response is, "No freaking way."
Upon completion, Sarah took the film on tour around the country and sold it independently in the then new realm the interwebs. Through this she turned a profit on HAPPY HOLIDAYS and today the films website has received over 100,000 hits around the world.
In 2008 she began a three year documentary, ON THE VERGE, following the lives of four girls as they follow their passions despite their lack of money. It was then she realized her mantra as a film-maker was to fight sexism while also subtly encouraging people to follow their dreams and be true to themselves.
That same year she entered her next feature TRUE PERFECTION in the “First Cut Film Series” competition. Currently in the top 1%, if won CYAN PICTURES will get the project a budget of $1,000,000 dollars. A pilot of the pre-revised first act was shot of TP on the newly released RED Camera in 2008. With this, a team has assembled funding to make the full feature through a successful KICKSTARTER.COM campaign.
In September 2009, Sarah founded ARDENTLIFE STUDIOS with business partner Gabe Passiles. A production company, Ardentlife also offers fresh insight to all creeds of artists from around the world via, photographs, films & weekly spotlights on an artist of the week. In 2009 ArdentLife shot it’s first film which S.Mohen wrote & directed EVE IS DEAD, inspired by the passing of one of Sarah's closest friends.
Currently S.Mohen is working on web-series ABOUT ABBY with ArdentLife & prepping for her next feature True Perfection.