“Open Secrets” | VICE Docuseries

Role: Writer

“We Gon’ Be Alright” Docuseries

Role: Co-Producer

“Made By Refugees": 40 Years of Southeast Asia Resource Action Center Documentary

Role: Director/Producer

Ring in Southeast Asia Resource Action Center's (SEARAC) 40th birthday by going behind the scenes at the organization's 20th anniversary Leadership and Advocacy Training. Created by entrepreneur and filmmaker Sahra V. Nguyen, this mini documentary takes a look at SEARAC's role in addressing the opportunities and challenges for the Southeast Asian American movement toward equity. The film has special appearances from partners representing Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, Asian Prisoner Support Committee, Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, and ReleaseMN8, as well as current and past SEARAC staff. To join the fight for refugee and immigrant rights, donate to SEARAC's end-of-year fundraising campaign at: http://bit.ly/SEARAC40for40donate In solidarity, Team SEARAC

“Deported”

Role: Creator, Director & Producer

Sahra's latest documentary, "Deported," for NBC News, follows the global fight to end deportations of Cambodian Americans. Created by Sahra and produced independently through her own production company, "Deported" was filmed in three U.S. cities and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in late 2016. Watch the trailer above,  and the entire documentary in 5 parts, below.  "Deported" is available for streaming on NBCNews.com, NBC News YouTube, NBC News App, and NBC Asian America Facebook page. 

Part 1 of 5: A Grassroots Movement

Part 2 of 5:  Forced Family Separation

Part 3 of 5: An Urgent Appeal

Part 4 of 5: Beyond the United States

Part 5 of 5: A Global Movement

One Ounce Gold Productions

Sahra has created, produced, and directed over 14 documentaries under her own production company, One Ounce Gold. After watching Maker's Lane, NBC News reached out to Sahra to create an original series in an effort to launch their brand new video channel, NBC Asian America Presents.  Self-Starters was born.  Exploring human values of happiness, courage, and dreams, Self-Starters features Asian-American trailblazers around the country who are challenging social norms and carving their own path through doing what they love.

Documentary Series: Self-Starters

Meet the entrepreneurs whose unique stories include one common thread: the pursuit of the American dream. Five-episode series, which premiered March 29, 2016 on NBCNews.com, NBC News YouTube, and NBC News App for mobile and Smart TVs.

Lanie Alabanza-Barcena, founder and creative director of HLZBLZ, talks fashion, streetwear, and how she went from designing in her spare time to seeing her shirts on Beyoncé.

Xi'an Famous Foods in New York City is a family-run business with a large presence. But how did a single food stall become a citywide phenomenon?

POW! WOW! founder and lead director Jasper Wong and co-lead director Kamea Hadar describe the journey from local event to worldwide art festivals. 

Meet the entrepreneurs who want to "power your life with sunshine," from powering homes and cars to providing portable solar solutions around the world. 

Meet three Hmong-American women who are changing lives in the Southeast Asian communities their families came from.

Maker's Lane is a documentary web series about entrepreneurs based in the trendsetting capital of the world -- New York. Each episode profiles a different creative hustler building their own vision and offers advice from self-made success stories. Through business, creativity and trailblazing, Maker's Lane inspires viewers to carve their own path and celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of the American Dream.

Maker's Lane Season 01 premiered May 2014, in celebration of National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Season 01 featured entrepreneurs behind the following companies:

Watch the trailer:

 

Maker's Lane Season 01 was presented in collaboration with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, sponsored by Hyphen Magazine and featured on Colorlines, NBC News and Huffington Post. Click here to read all the press love.

For all episodes and featured blog posts, visit the Maker's Lane website.