Vol. II — Los Angeles Writer + Producer

Sarah Colombo

Authentic stories told with a compassionate eye.

Selected Work

  1. P.01 Personal Essay Thrifting in L.A. with My Teenage Son Los Angeles Times
  2. P.02 Personal Essay I'm Busy on Sunday Mornings
  3. P.03 Personal Essay The Heartbreak of Motherhood
  4. P.04 Original Documentary Sea Life
  5. P.05 Diversity + Inclusion Short Cedars-Sinai
  6. P.06 Commercial · Written by Sarah Amazon — Alexa Echo
  7. P.07 Original Documentary NFL — New Beginnings
  8. P.08 Television TLC — Breaking Amish

About

Sarah Colombo is a filmmaker, documentarian and journalist dedicated to telling authentic human stories. As co-founder of Effie Studios, she has created work for Amazon, Disney, Fox, HBO, Netflix, the NFL and more, along with a robust body of healthcare content for Cedars-Sinai that stays highly polished without losing its emotional core.

She began her career as a contributor at Premiere magazine and a staff writer at The Daily Breeze in the South Bay of Los Angeles, where she profiled celebrities including John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and Jake Gyllenhaal. She has since spent two decades honing the craft of interview across hundreds of conversations for documentary and unscripted television, including work for TLC and Discovery.

Sarah holds an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in English from UCLA. She lives in Eagle Rock with her husband and creative partner, and their two teenage boys.

Two decades of conversation, turned into story.

Quick Facts

Based: Eagle Rock, Los Angeles

Studio: Co-founder & Executive Producer, Effie Studios

Education: M.A. Journalism, USC · B.A. English, UCLA

Teaching: Lecturer, Communications, Cal State Fullerton

Early career: Premiere magazine · The Daily Breeze