Sara Dosa is an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker whose work explores the relationship between humans and the more-than-human world. Her films interweave themes of ecology, cultural memory, and myth to illuminate how people make meaning amidst environmental and existential forces. Dosa’s body of work includes Time and Water (Sundance, 2026), Fire of Love (Sundance, 2022), The Seer & The Unseen (SFFILM, 2019), and The Last Season (SFFILM, 2015). Collectively, her films have been nominated for over 40 awards, including the Academy Award, BAFTA, Emmy, and Independent Spirit Award, and have received honors such as the Peabody and the Directors Guild of America Award. Her films has screened at leading festivals including Sundance, SXSW, New Directors/New Films, CPH:DOX, and Visions du Réel, as well as in partnership with institutions such as MoMA, BAMPFA, and The Louvre. In 2018, Dosa was named to DOCNYC’s inaugural “40 Under 40” list and inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Documentary Branch. Dosa holds a degree in sociology and anthropology from Wesleyan University and a joint master’s in anthropology and international development from the London School of Economics. She lives and works in California.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, director and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Sara Dosa's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 3 · Serious 6 · Dark 3
Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous3
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sara Dosa's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Sara Dosa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Time and Water(2026)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Fire of Love(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Ecstasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Becoming(2020)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Rescue List(2020)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Seer and the Unseen(2019)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Edge of Democracy(2019)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Jaddoland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Survivors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Audrie & Daisy(2016)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Olmo and the Seagull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Last Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Inequality for All(2013)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Elena(2012)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all filmsUntitled Fire of Love Narrative Adaptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.
Biggest box office
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)
Highest rated
Inequality for All (2013)
Most popular right now
Fire of Love (2022)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
1 major award from 6 major nominations, 2015–2023.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary Feature
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Documentary
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
- Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Sara Dosa's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Sara Dosa work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sara Dosa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Erin Casper shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Bonni CohenShared titles: The Seer and the Unseen (2019), An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017), Audrie & Daisy (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Bonni Cohen
- Jon ShenkShared titles: The Seer and the Unseen (2019), An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017), Audrie & Daisy (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Jon Shenk
- Petra CostaShared titles: The Edge of Democracy (2019), Elena (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Petra Costa
Writers
- Erin CasperShared titles: Time and Water (2026), Fire of Love (2022), Becoming (2020), The Seer and the Unseen (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Erin Casper
- Shane BorisShared titles: Time and Water (2026), Fire of Love (2022), The Edge of Democracy (2019), The Seer and the Unseen (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Shane Boris
- Jocelyne ChaputShared titles: Time and Water (2026), Fire of Love (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jocelyne Chaput
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Tyler StricklandShared titles: YO Love Is a Rebellious Bird (2026), Audrie & Daisy (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Tyler Strickland
- Idê LacretaShared titles: The Edge of Democracy (2019), Elena (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Idê Lacreta
- Janice D'AvilaShared titles: The Edge of Democracy (2019), Elena (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Janice D'Avila
- Tina BazShared titles: The Edge of Democracy (2019), Elena (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Tina Baz
Producers
- Elijah StevensShared titles: Time and Water (2026), YO Love Is a Rebellious Bird (2026), Fire of Love (2022), The Seer and the Unseen (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Elijah Stevens
- Richard BergeShared titles: The Seer and the Unseen (2019), An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017), Audrie & Daisy (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Berge
- Carolyn BernsteinShared titles: Time and Water (2026), Fire of Love (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Carolyn Bernstein
- Heather MillardShared titles: Time and Water (2026), The Seer and the Unseen (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Heather Millard
