He talked to filmmakers and actors such as Danny Boyle, Wong Kar-Wai, Jim Jarmusch, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale about their advice for students.
Spark would also send him to Bangladesh, Yemen and Burkina Faso to cover a story of early childhood marriage for the UNFPA.
[4] His work has appeared on Bravo, MTV, HBO, Court TV, AXS-TV, CNN, and Discovery Channel, including Moonshiners which Sarkinen has lensed since 2012.
[6] Sarkinen's latest work, The First Monday in May (2016), follows the story of Andrew Bolton and Anna Wintour as they put together the 2015 Met Gala and China: Through the Looking Glass exhibit.
Andrew Rossi called Sarkinen,"A cinematographer who knows no limits" at this year's Tribeca Film Festival's Opening Night of The First Monday in May.