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Sara Chitambo is an award -winning filmmaker, communications strategist and entrepreneur based in Johannesburg South Africa.

Personal life
Sara is the only child of Agnes Chitambo a research Librarian from Zambia. She grew up in Zambia where she attended Modern Primary School and South Arica thereafter attended Grenville High School 1993 – 1997. She currently lives in Johannesburg South Africa with her partner Carthaginian X.

Career
2006 – 2008 Saras first creative job was at age 22, as a radio host & script writer for USAID/Johns Hopkins Centre for Communications Programmes sponsored radio show in Windhoek Namibia. She then moved back to South Africa in 2006 to begin work as an insert producer and onair reporter on the Showbiz Report

She left to pursue her masters degree in Documentary Film after receiving a scholarship to study at Sussex University in Brighton UK. She hosted a show on campus radio called "Heed The Call" sessions. She leant this same name to her podcast and later it would become the tag line for the streetwear label Butan owned by her close friend Julian Kubel.

2010 - 2018 Johns Hopkins Years - Upon graduation from Sussex Sara put her degree to use as a project manager at award winning NGO that conceptualised and funded social justice and public health centered TV shows such [https://www.thecompassforsbc.org/sbcc-spotlights/intersexions#:~:text=Intersexions%20is%20an%20award-winning,to%20spread%20insidiously%20across%20society. Intersexions], 4 play sextips for Girls, Brothers for Life, ZAZIE

In 2016, she was listed as 200 Young South Africans by the Mail and Guardian for her work on a multi- media campaign focused on sexual and reproductive health ZAZIE.

2019 - Present Sara is the spokesperson and communications manager for Sisters Working in Film and Television

Filmography
As a director Sara is passionate about telling authentic, emotionally compelling stories and serious about continually mastering her craft as a filmmaker.

Creative Movements
Spoken word – Namibia 2004 - 2009 Founding member, host and curator. Founded with Oshosheni Hiveluah, Itayi Duve, Clara Mupopiwa, Caroline De Meersemaan, Abed Erastus.

iSoiree – Johannesburg Served as curator/ documentarist for the movement

Inaturelle Fashion Label 2014 – present

Digitally Yours In 2020 she conceptualised a digital interaction showcase to link South African and Swedish artists during the COVID-19 pandemic and it was elevated to cultural diplomacy tool by the Swedish Institute called DIGITALLY YOURS and is used globally across their embassies.