[citation needed] His work as a cinematographer includes Partition, Margaret's Museum, Whale Music, Nowhere to Hide, Norman's Awesome Experience, and Riel.

After graduating from The Royal Technical College in 1961, Sarin was hired by the Australian Broadcast Corporation as a technician's assistant and freelanced as a film cameraman for ABC News.

In 1980, Sarin's directorial debut began with the acclaimed three-part miniseries You've Come a Long Way Katie starring Lally Cadeau and Catherine O'Hara.

In 1989, His first feature film as a director was Cold Comfort, a dramatic thriller about three people stranded at deserted gas station in a blizzard starring Paul Gross, Maury Chaykin and Jayne Eastwood.

[14] In 1995, he was the cinematographer for the period drama film Margaret's Museum starring Helena Botham Carter and Clive Russell, earning another Genie nomination for Best Cinematography.

[15] In 1996, Sarin directed The Legend of Gatorface in 1996 which was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Paul Winfield for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special.

Based in Vancouver, British Columbia and Los Angeles, Sepia specializes in international co-productions and has produced and shot films in Canada, U.S., Ireland, England, Italy, Denmark, India, China, South Africa, Tanzania, Argentina, Australia and Brazil.

Sarin wrote, directed and shot Partition in 2007,[19] an epic period romantic drama film starring Jimi Mistry, Irrfan Khan and Kristin Kreuk.

[21] Starring Connie Neilson, Aiden Quinn, John Bell and Jack Gleeson, it is an adaptation of the novel A Shine of Rainbows by English writer Lillian Beckwith.

In 2015, Sarin directed Keepers of the Magic[28] which “honours the great masters of cinematography, unsung heroes whose vision and talent was always right before our eyes” and conducted interviews with fellow filmmakers like Roger Deakins, Vittorio Storaro, Gordon Willis and Sam Mendes.

[29] In 2022, Sarin co-wrote, shot and directed the dramatic thriller Sugar for Amazon Prime Video starring Katherine McNamara and Jasmine Sky.

[31] With a foreword by The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Eyepiece chronicles Vic’s childhood in India and Australia, working for the CBC in Canada to transitioning to an independent filmmaker.