hi, i’m sade. welcome to my film page.

i am a filmmaker and transdisciplinary artist based in philadelphia, and moonlight as a neuroscientist. my work has been showcased domestically and internationally, and is centered on themes of identity, heritage, emotional complexity, and metanarratives.

while my film practice has involved writing, directing, and editing several narrative and experimental projects, i have also done commercial editing and creative consulting for private, academic, and industry clients, including HBO, telfar global, princeton university, and blackstar film institute. i also co-produce a podcast called NEUROCINEMA, which explores the intersections between neuroscience and cinema.

while this page is dedicated to my filmic works, my broader portfolio of audiovisual works beyond film is still expanding, but pieces from several residencies, exhibitions, and live performances can be found on my social media and web archives

i hope to bridge the gap between the worlds of science and storytelling through the study and creation of multidimensional narrative landscape. below you will see some of the projects i’ve worked on thus far, a list that includes a mixture of personal and larger-scale productions.

this list will be expanding soon, so stay tuned.

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AMPERS&ND: act i (2022). experimental archive. a short preview for AMPERS&ND, a performative examination of the collaborative process of knowledge/creative synthesis. generated during a storyteller residency at the diverse intelligences summer institute in st. andrews, scotland

music: what's the ugliest part of your body by frank zappa

TECH[TON]IK (2023). experimental film. TECH[TON]IK explores ‘channeling’, time travel, and remix. it sources from numerous archives to explore the ‘techno somatic’: healing practices of sound moving through body and body through sound. this film was featured as part of a larger audiovisual triptych installation showcased during sound Images: visual frequency and the black imaginary, a group exhibition of student work composed in conjunction with the collaboratorium for radical aesthetics at princeton university (curated by dr. tina campt)

GODSPEED (2020). short film. a visual poem about womanhood, personhood, and the passage of identity from mother to daughter.

dir: SA:DE | dp: steve milligan

TULIPS. Student Film Project. A personal film looking into the process of finding comfort in the small moments amidst the ‘potholes’ we encounter in life. Music: ‘In the Real Early Morning’ by Jacob Collier

TULIPS (2018). student film project. a personal audiovisual capsule looking into the process of finding comfort in the small moments amidst the ‘potholes’ encountered in life.

music: ‘in the real early morning’ by jacob collier

STUART — Portrait of an Artist (Post-Production). experimental documentary. profile of stuart mcclean, a trinidadian artist living and working in new orleans.

dir: anumeha | editor: SA:DE

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