Born and raised in Lomita California, at age 8, Sarah began performing in school and writing scripts and short stories. In middle school she joined the drama club and performed on stage and worked hard backstage. In 2003-2004 Sarah was selected to take part in the introductory performing arts magnet program at Narbonne High School where she discovered her love of film production.
She then went on to learn the film craft in the SBCC film and video program from August 2004 to June 2007. Then OCC film and television program from September 2012 to December 2013. After taking time off to raise five kids with her high school sweetheart, she got a bachelors in psychology and sociology from BYUI in December 2022 and a certificate in film and video production from UW June 2024.