Montreal, Canada
Sarah Seené is a photographer and filmmaker based in Montréal who works with analog medias. She combines experimental documentary and portraiture with the objective of conveying intimacy. Her projects are founded in her personal reflections related to intersectional feminism, particularly matters related to the bodies of people with disabilities.
Her short documentaries have been screened at many international festivals, including the Sheffield Doc Fest (UK), Ann Arbor Film Festival (United States), the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma - FNC (Canada), RIDM (Canada).
Her short film "Orbits" received the Canadian Grand Prize and FIPRESCI International Critics'prize at REGARD festival (Canada). Her Short film ''Lumen'' received the Best Experimental Short Film Award at the Festival on the Bayou (United States) and the Best Extreme Short Documentary Award at Doc.Berlin Film Festival (Germany).
  • Director (6 Credits)
    Bleu azur2027
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
    Orbits2025
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
    The visible spectrum2022
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
    Dans un rectangle absolu, le printemps2021
    Animation, Experimental, Short
    Disappearing silence2020
    Experimental, Short
    Lumen2019
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Producer (3 Credits)
    Orbits2025
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
    Dans un rectangle absolu, le printemps2021
    Animation, Experimental, Short
    Lumen2019
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    Dans un rectangle absolu, le printemps2021
    Animation, Experimental, Short
    Disappearing silence2020
    Experimental, Short
    Lumen2019
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Cinematography (1 Credit)
    The visible spectrum2022
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Acting (1 Credit)
    Dans un rectangle absolu, le printemps2021
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Voice (1 Credit)
    Disappearing silence2020
    Experimental, Short
Winner of Combats des courts
Orbits
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Montreal
2026
Short film competition
Orbits
Vues sur mer
Gaspé
2026
Competition
Orbits
Vues dans la tête de...
Rivière-du-Loup
2026
Official competition
Orbits
Cinema on the Bayou
Lafayette
2026
Special mention - Art house
Orbits
Festival Filministes
Montréal
2026
Canadian Grand Prize & International FIPRESCI Critic's Award
Orbits
REGARD festival
Saguenay
2025
International Competition
Orbits
Uppsala Short Film Festival
Uppsala
2025
Canadian competition
Orbits
Atlantic International Film Festival
Halifax
2025
Documentary competition
Orbits
Off-courts
Trouville-sur-Mer
2025
Official competition
Orbits
FVCQ - Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec
Québec
2025
Canadian competition
Orbits
FICFA
Moncton
2025
National competition
The visible spectrum
RIDM - Montreal International Documentary Film Festival
Montreal
2022
Official selection
The visible spectrum
Sheffield Doc Fest
Sheffield
2022
Best Documentary Award
Lumen
Bruges International Film Festival
Bruges
2021
Best experimental film
Lumen
Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival
Hong Kong
2021
Official selection
Lumen
FIMAV
Victoriaville
2021
Best experimental documentary film award
Lumen
Doc.Sydney
Sydney
2021
Best experimental documentary film award
Lumen
Doc.London
London
2021
Official selection
Lumen
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Ann Arbor
2021
Best Experimental Short Film Award
Lumen
Cinema on the Bayou film festival
Lafayette
2021
Official competition
Lumen
International Rare Disease film festival
Berlin
2021
Official selection
Disappearing silence
Screener short film festival
London
2021
Official competition
Disappearing silence
Obskuur Ghent film festival
Ghent
2021
Official competition
Disappearing silence
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC)
Montréal
2020
Canadian short films competition
Lumen
Vues dans la tête de (...)
Rivière-du-loup
2020
Official selection
Lumen
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Montréal
2020
Official selection
Lumen
Moving-Image-Arts International Short Film Festival
Toronto
2020
Official selection
Lumen
Traverse Vidéo
Toulouse
2020
Quebecker competition
Lumen
48 images seconde
Florac
2020
International competition
Lumen
Kurzfilm festival
Hamburg
2020
Best Extreme Short Documentary Award
Lumen
Doc.Berlin Documentary Film Festival
Berlin
2020
Official competition
Lumen
Kinoskop
Belgrade
2020
Official selection
Lumen
Analogica
Bolzano
2020
Official selection
Lumen
Engauge Experimental Film Festival
Seattle
2020
Official selection
Lumen
Ultracinema
La joya
2020
Official selection
Lumen
MUFF - Montreal Underground Film Festival
Montréal
2020
Official selection
Lumen
Moviate Underground
Harrisburg
2020
International competition
Lumen
Videoex
Zurich
2020
Official selection
Lumen
Another experiment by women film festival
New-York
2020
Montreal, Canada
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