About the Filmmaker

Sarah Moshman

Sarah Moshman is an EMMY^® Award-winning documentary filmmaker and TEDx speaker whose work has been featured on Upworthy, Marie Claire, CNN and Good Morning America. After directing two short documentaries about female empowerment in young women, Girls Rock! Chicago (2010) and Growing Up Strong: Girls on the Run (2012), she set out to direct her first feature documentary, The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things (2014), which has been screened over 700 times around the US and around the world in schools, groups, organizations and corporations, starting conversations about gender equality.

Sarah’s second feature documentary, Losing Sight of Shore, follows the incredible journey of four women who rowed across the Pacific Ocean. NEVERTHELESS is Sarah’s third feature documentary which shines a light on sexual harassment and uses the power of cinema for change.

Sarah is dedicated to telling stories that uplift, inform and inspire, as well as showcase strong female role models on-screen. Prior to focusing on documentaries, Sarah worked as a field producer on the hit ABC show Dancing with the Stars for 10 seasons as well as shows on NBC, MTV, Bravo and the Food Network. She also directs branded content for EllenTube, Tastemade, Mattel, AT&T and more.

Sarah is an inspiring public speaker and an adjunct professor in documentary film, passionate about empowering the next generation of storytellers and travels the globe to do so.