SASCHA JUST is a New York-based filmmaker, born and raised in Berlin. She emigrated to the US to make films about music, music-related topics, and the urban experience.
Prior to WHAT WE CAN KNOW ABOUT EDMOND AND BASILE, Sascha produced and directed ELLIS, the first feature-length documentary about New Orleans pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr., FOOD TRUCK KINGS ASTORIA for the French-German network ArteTV about immigrant food truck vendors in Astoria, Queens (air date 01/27/24 & 03/07/24) and SWAMPBIRDS about the impact of coastal erosion in Louisiana on Cajun culture, also for Arte (air dates 12/01/24).
Sascha produced and directed the short documentary BIG CHIEF about New Orleans Black Indian Chief Darryl Montanta's path to Mardi Gras, and the short documentary AMBASSADORS about a competition for the title Jazz Ambassadors to the US.
Sascha’s films screened among other at DOC NYC, the St. Louis International Film Festival, Krakow International Film Festival, See the Sound/Soundtrack Cologne, the American Documentary Film Festival, RiverRun International Film Festival, USA Film Festival, Katra Film Series, The Segal Performance Film Festival, the New Orleans Jazz Museum, and numerous Universities across the United States.
Sascha holds a BA in Film and an MA/PhD in Performance, Theater and Film Studies from the City University of New York (CUNY). She teaches in the Communications Department of Baruch College, CUNY.