About me
ingrid antoinette sanchez
Ingrid Sanchez is a LA native filmmaker who has worked on films in Los Angeles, Amsterdam, France and Belgium. She has lensed 3 features, a 6 episode mini series, over 20 shorts, and various music videos and branded content. Her film, Sweet Tooth (2016), that she produced and lensed, played in festivals such as Fantasia Film Festival and the Netherlands Film Festival, and was optioned by New Line Cinema in 2017. Ass Level (2019), directed by Alison Becker, has been selected by over 10 film festivals, awarded the Special Jury Award at DQFF, and debuted on Elizabeth Bank’s online platform, Whohaha. Ingrid graduated from the UCLA MFA Cinematography program, with her thesis “Reflecting Skin” focused on representation of darker skin tones. Ingrid is a recipient of the Graduate Opportunity Fellowship program, and has been awarded the Carroll Sax Award, the WIF Verna Fields Cinematography Award, and the Motion Picture Association Award. In 2014, she completed her BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design with Honors. Prior to UCLA, she worked professionally as a lighting assistant in Amsterdam, Holland. Ingrid’s experiences in painting, photography, and stop motion animation gives her a unique way of playing with and creating emotion with light.