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Sarah Takahashi is a director of photography as well as a music video director. She shot "The Lost Journal of Vice Marceaux", a USC graduate short that has earned a Student Emmy Honorable Mention, has won Best Drama in Student Films Across America and has won second place in the shorts competition at the 2008 LDS Film Festival. It has been accepted into multiple other film festivals in the US and abroad.

Most recently, Sarah directed "Mamasita", a music video performed by Vinyl Soul. The video is a surreal, colorful mix of rhythmic gymnastics ribbon twirling and spicy ballroom samba. It has been nominated Best Music Video by Action on Film Festival 2008, has gained an Honorable Mention through the Accolade Competition 2008 and has become a semi-finalist in the Action/Cut 2008 Short Film Competition.

In 2003, Sarah directed a documentary about Asian American identity titled "Nationality: USA, Ethnicity: American". It was completed as a thesis project, which won her the Asian American Studies Award at Pomona College. It also became an Official Selection at the 2003 Big Bear Lake International Film Festival.

In addition to working a freelance director of photography, Sarah works as a freelance assistant cameraperson for VH1/MTV reality TV shows, music videos, features and shorts.

Favorite Quotes
David Bridges: Sarah, don't you have any gentlemen to help you push that gigantic cart?
Sarah: No, I'm my own gentlemen.