Sarah Cunningham

Sarah is a UK based cinematographer working in narrative and documentary, who trained at the national film school of France, La Fémis. Her projects have been eclectic and geographically diverse, reflecting her curiosity in how form & culture shape character.

In 2024 her film CHUCK CHUCK BABY (dir. Janis Pugh) won BAFTA CYMRU for Best Feature, while at the LFF her documentary HOLLOWAY (dir. Daisy-May Hudson & Sophie Compton) won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.

The Hollywood Reporter described Sarah’s work on FLATLAND (dir. Jenna Bass, Winner of Best African Feature at the Jo’burg international film festival) as ‘by turns fuzzy-dreamy and jarringly vivid’. Sarah shot horror maverick Chris Smith’s THE BANISHING, as well as SILENT MEETING (dir. Miguel Clara Vasconcelos), which won Best Portuguese Feature IndieLisboa.

In television, Sarah has recently shot second unit and operated camera on projects such as SILO (Apple +TV) & THE RAPTURE. She has also overseen second unit photography for Laurie Rose (dir. Lena Dunham), Robbie Ryan (dir. Ken Loach), and Gavin Finney (dir. Guillem Morales).

Sarah’s latest feature, THINK OF ENGLAND (dir. Richard Hawkins) is released autumn 2026 in cinemas. A bold 1940s chamber piece starring Roni Ancona & Natalie Quarry, she shot the entire film with hard light.

A dual British & Irish national, Sarah is a member of Illuminatrix, a UK collective of female cinematographers.