Sara Blecher (born Gauteng) is a South African director and producer.
Originally from South Africa, Blecher's family moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1981, when she was 12 years old.
[1] After a brief spell at Georgetown University, Blecher lived in Paris for a year and enrolled in film school upon her return to New York.
[3] She was nominated for Best Movie Director at the 2013 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for her first film Otelo Burning, a story of how 16-year-old Otelo Buthelez learns how to surf during the apartheid era.
It was filmed in Zulu, with English subtitles, and stars Jafta Mamabolo, Thomas Gumede, and Tshepang Mohlomi.