Sara Blecher

Sara Blecher (born Gauteng) is a South African director and producer.

Biography Originally from South Africa, Blecher's family moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1981, when she was 12 years old. Her family is originally of Jewish Lithuanian origin, which informs some of her work. She directed the documentaries Surfing Soweto and Kobus And Dumile.

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. The film won 17 awards internationally. It was filmed in Zulu, with English subtitles, and stars Jafta Mamabolo, Thomas Gumede, and Tshepang Mohlomi. Following the success of Otelo Burning, Blecher received funding from the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) for a "slate of films".

Blecher is married and has three children.

Filmography Mayfair (2018) Half the Sky (2018) Measure of A Woman (2018) Dis ek, Anna (2015) Ayanda (2015) Otelo Burning (2011) Surfing Soweto (2010) Who Do Yo Think You Are? (2009) Bay of Plenty (2007) Kobus And Dumile (2002)