Sara Booth was a CCNY graduate with an impressive resumé as a documentary film editor, including the short film "6 a.m.", which received the first Student Academy Award for a CUNY film. Her career focused on feature documentaries and short format film for the web. She edited really powerful films like "Chicken People" (2016, premiered at SXSW), "The Return" (2016, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival), "Of Kites and Borders" (by Yolanda Pividal. The film was the Winner of Best Documentary Feature at the San Diego Film Festival and DocsDF in Mexico City as well as the Havana Film Festival in New York 2013). She also collaborated with director and CUNY graduate Lanre Olabisi in his feature film "Somewhere in the Middle", and edited "Walking Thunder: The Last Stand on the African Elephant". Her TV documentary credits include an episode of National Geographic Channel MegaStructures - "Inside a Super Casino", with Jonathan Stack, and "Smithsonian Channel's Aerial America: Illinois".
Sara Booth was a Captain of Joy who used her boundless optimism to spread love wherever she went. Even perfect strangers often found themselves under her spell and couldn't resist the invitations she extended to laugh with her and at her. Sara's training at City College was instrumental in helping her launch a successful career as a documentary film editor. With the one-year anniversary of her death approaching, and with support from the City College Fund, Sara's loved ones are raising money to support the next generation of film editors. Help us honor Sara's memory and her brave heart by making a donation in her name. Gifts large and small are all welcome.
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