Sarráa is an emerging Egyptian photographer and cinematographer, and BAFTA Connect member whose eye is drawn to the quiet poetry of light. Over the past three years, she has moved gracefully between the glow of film sets and the shadows where stories take shape—balancing lighting work on short films, feature films, and TV series while nurturing the visions she shoots herself. Her recent projects include the BAFTA Cymru–nominated documentary Finding Hope, currently streaming on BBC iPlayer, where her images trace resilience with a tender, searching gaze. She also lensed The Dandies of Albertopolis, a short film captured on 16mm, its grainy textures echoing her love for the tactile and the timeless. The film premiered at the UK Asian Film Festival 2023 and opened the screening of Polite Society (Universal Pictures | BBC Films). In every frame she shapes, Sarráa leans toward the luminous—toward stories that flicker, breathe, and refuse to fade. Most recently, she shadowed DOP Fabian Wagner with Director/Actor Idris Elba, and DOP Emily Almond Barr on Vigil Season 3, further sharpening her craft beside artists she deeply admires.
Education
- B.S in Genetics and Genomics with a minor in Art Studio (photography, painting and ceramics) from University of California, Davis.
- Masters in Cinematography from Goldsmiths, University of London.
Artist Statement
I am a director of photography who was born from photography, specifically analog photography. I make an image with the desire of accessibility. I just want to make beautiful images that are accessible beyond a certain social class. An image that is not trapped Innside an expensive gallery in an expensive neighbourhood. Every person, every eye deserves to experience beauty and to see themselves being reflected in an image. And that image is what I aspire to create.
Exhibitions
2017 |“A Thousand and One night” (Solo photo-exhibition) | Basement Gallery, University of California, Davis | California, USA.
2018 | “Ramadan Bel Masry” (Group photo-exhibition) | Beit El Sura Gallery | Cairo, Egypt
2019 | “Searching for Zerzura” (Group photo-exhibition) | SOMA Art School and Gallery | Cairo, Egypt
