Sarba Das

Background

About Sarba Das

Sarba Das is a seasoned film and television executive who currently serves as Head of Nonfiction at Media Res Studio. Prior to joining Media Res, Sarba served as Head of Creative for Documentaries at A24 where she was Co-Executive Producer on the Critic's Choice Award winning documentary VAL which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2021 and was licensed to Amazon Studios. She was also Executive Producer on season 2 of HOME for AppleTV+ and oversaw the development slate of both features and series for A24 docs including the upcoming A24/Apple's "Stephen Curry: Underrated" which premiered at the Sundance 2023 Film Festival.Das was formerly Vice President/Head of Documentaries at Pilgrim Media Group, a Lionsgate Company, where she is Executive Producer on the Peabody Award winning series HIGH ON THE HOG for Netflix. Her feature credits while at Pilgrim also include: Executive Producer on The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story (YouTubeOriginals), Executive Producer on The Greatest Bond (PBS), Co-Producer on Soufra (Berlinale & Cannes Film Festival 2018/Hulu) and Tre Maison Dasan (Independent Lens). Prior, as an unscripted development and production executive at Sony Pictures Television, Sarba was the studio’s point on two Emmy-award seasons of Shark Tank (ABC). Before joining Sony, Das spent three years at ABC Television as Manager, Alternative Series, Late Night and Specials. Before joining ABC, she worked as a producer on such broadcast series as the Emmy-award winning “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” and “Secret Millionaire.” A Film Independent Fellow, Das co-wrote, produced and directed independent feature film Karma Calling currently streaming everywhere.Das holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Film Studies from Yale University and a Masters in Fine Arts in Writing and Directing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.