Sara Barger is an award-nominated filmmaker, journalist, and storyteller whose work has spanned war zones, classrooms, film festivals, and the highest stakes in American politics.

Her career began in 2004, when she ran the production department of a major political ad agency during a landmark election cycle. Since then, she has carved out a singular path in documentary filmmaking and visual storytelling. She went on to build production departments from the ground up for two influential Washington, D.C.-based think tanks, shaping how complex policy ideas are communicated through compelling visual media.

Sara has spent more than a decade filming on the frontlines of global human stories—living for six months in Iraq to document the lives of families displaced by war; working in the Congo to tell the stories of former militia members rebuilding their lives as farmers; filming in gang-controlled areas of Honduras and El Salvador; and capturing the work of artisans in the mountains of Tibet.

Her short documentary "Little but Fierce", which follows a young girl battling brain cancer and her devoted mother, was nominated for a Student Academy Award and premiered at the Breckinridge Film Festival. More recently, she edited the feature-length documentary "Dad Genes", which is currently making its way through the film festival circuit.

Sara has also taught filmmaking and journalism at George Washington & American Universities. She holds a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and an MFA in Film. She previously served as President of Women in Film & Video, the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest nonprofit supporting filmmakers, where she championed equity, mentorship, and opportunities for underrepresented voices in the industry.

She now brings her global storytelling experience full circle—back to political advertising—working on one of the biggest races in the country.