Welcome to Proudfoot Films 

I am Sara Proudfoot Clinch award winning producer, writer and director with 30 years’ film-making experience in the industry.

Proudfoot Films produces innovative and exciting films and documentaries. 

I also make podcasts to record interviews with key guests, experts and creatives related to the films and documentaries I am researching, giving viewers the opportunity to hear the stories and follow my journey.

My background in archaeology and holistic health often cross over into my films. For me natural health, mother earth, creativity and imagination are essentials for a healthy vibrant mind, body and soul.

A documentary I am keen to make is Sacred Land which explores different tribes and cultures around the world who worship nature and considers the therapeutic benefits and healing that comes from just being in nature. 

Two feature films in development are Ashes To India a chic dark rom com of love transcending cultures, spiced up with laughter, tears, birth and death set against the backdrop of vibrant Brighton and colourful India and The Chaperone a storm brews when mother and daughter spend Christmas together on an enchanted Greek island, one looking for love and the other hiding from it. What strange twist of fate do the Gods have in store for these         Zoe Ball & Sara Proudfoot Clinch Photo: David Lodge/Getty Images native New Yorkers?

I am also a voting member of BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) where I have premiered several of my films. This is very special to me. My role as a voting member is a huge privilege, responsibility and joy and I also get to attend film screenings, Q&As, events, masterclasses and more.  

SHOWREEL Sara Proudfoot Clinch

ASHES TO INDIA 

Sara Proudfoot Clinch’s feature screenplay, seeking  a producer and investment. Ashes To India is an Anglo Asian farce of young love transcending cultures spiced with dark humour.  Ashes To India is loosely based on short film Four Brothers And A Funeral which Sara wrote, directed and co-produced with Zoe Ball … Please note that the cast for Ashes To India will be different to those in the short film Four Brothers And A Funeral which is shot on 35mm Anamorphic on location in Brighton, with a huge crane, pyrotechnics, five main leads, a cameo from Sayeed Jaffrey, loads of extras, 24 crew, night shoots, recreating the sacred river Ganges on the mudflats of Newhaven and at the Chattri Temple perched high on a hill behind Brighton where a huge shallow tank of water was built at the base of the steps and a burning funeral pyre on the groyne beside Brighton pier at night.

CAMERAMAN

Working with Hollywood Legends

Ten years in the making, this powerful 90 minute documentary CAMERAMAN, tells the story of legendary cinematographer and director Jack Cardiff (Red Shoes, African Queen, Black Narcissus, A Matter Of Life And Death) who had a massive influence on top film directors like Martin Scorsese, Stephen Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola and more.  Steered throughout by talented producer/director Craig McCall of Modus Operandi Films, Sara Proudfoot Clinch was one of the seminal producers working alongside Richie McGill for nearly two years on this magical documentary, hearing many stories from Jack about Hollywood and its stars including Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart to name but a few.  The film features interviews with major stars Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, Katharine Hepburn, Sir John Mills, Dame Maggie Smith, Martin Scorsese and more …

The film screened to critical acclaim at International Film Festivals including in competition at Cannes, Venice, LA and more.

Cameraman : The Life And Career Of Jack Cardiff

Co-Producing with Zoe Ball

Sara Proudfoot Clinch teamed up with Zoe Ball on Four Brothers And A Funeral for Zoe’s debut as a producer … Four Brothers And A Funeral shot on 35mm Anamorphic on location in Brighton, with a huge crane, pyrotechnics, five main leads, a cameo from Sayeed Jaffrey, loads of extras, 24 crew, night shoots, recreating the sacred river Ganges on the mudflats of Newhaven and at the Chattri Temple perched high on a hill behind Brighton where a huge shallow tank of water was built at the base of the steps and a burning funeral pyre on the groyne beside Brighton pier at night.   Sara met Zoe while…