From a young age, Sara has been fascinated by the visual effects industry and was particularly inspired by Horror Movies.

[2] In a recent Women in VFX interview,[3] she reflects on her journey; from Runner, progressing up the ranks via the compositing route to leadership roles and is now Chief Creative Officer/VFX Supervisor at Milk, a VFX studio she co-founded in 2013[4] based in London.

She became the second ever female VFX Oscar winner[6] when she received a 2016 Academy Award for the best visual effects in Alex Garland’s feature Ex-Machina, along with Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington.

[8] Sara’s TV credits include supervising Merlin (BBC),[9] which won the 2011 BAFTA Television Craft Award for visual effects amongst other awards, and she also was involved in award-winning Doctor Who (BBC), Primeval (ITV).

Sara is a member of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, BAFTA and the Visual Effects Society.