Sara Feldmann Sheehan
Director - Executive Producer - Producer
Feldmann Sheehan began her career in advertising at DDB Needham as an account executive, later moving to publishing where she was a contributing editor on numerous consumer and trade magazines. As a representative of these publications, Feldmann Sheehan appeared on-camera on “Good Morning America” the weekend edition of the “Today” show, and co-produced segments for “Oprah.”
Feldmann Sheehan has been the Executive Producer and Managing Partner for both Working Pictures and Grenade Editorial since 1990. She has produced numerous television commercials, public service announcements, television series and programming. In addition, Feldmann Sheehan executive produced the critically acclaimed feature film, “Seed,” distributed by IFC and assisted on the award winning short film, “Customs of the Country.” Feldmann Sheehan also Executive Produced the narrative feature film “Cayman Went” in conjunction with the Cayman Islands’ Board of Tourism, which has been called a visionary example of branded entertainment.
Feldmann Sheehan’s directing career started with a series of short documentary pieces on healthcare for designer Donna Karan’s philanthropic foundation, Urban Zen. Feldmann Sheehan also functioned as the foundation’s Executive Producer responsible for all media. During the two years of establishing the Urban Zen brand alongside Karan, Feldmann Sheehan worked with a who’s who of the world of Western medicine such as Mehmet Oz, Woody Merrill, Cynthia Northrup, and celebrities such as Edie Falco, Michael J. Fox, Richard Gere, Christy Turlington, and the most respected yoga gurus in the Western world including: Rodney and Colleen Saidman Yee, Mary Dunn, Gary Kraftsow, Richard
Freeman and motivational authors and speakers Deepak Chopra and Tony Robbins. Feldmann Sheehan’s documentary feature for Ovation TV, “Mr. Prince” premiered in June 2009. This documentary about the legendary Broadway director and producer Hal Prince featured many of Prince’s collaborators such as Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury, Carol Burnett, Joel Grey, Elaine Stritch, Mandy Patinkin, Chita Rivera and many more.
Feldmann Sheehan was until recently the President of the Board of The Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck New York. She helped initiate the theatre’s Next Stage Capital Campaign, and was instrumental in developing its sold-out film series, which has brought artists such as Frank Oz, Penelope Cruz, Pedro Almodovar, Kevin Costner, Guillermo Del Toro and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu to pre-screen films such as “Babel”, “Pan’s Labyrinth”, “Volver” and “Mr. Brooks” and to conduct Q & A’s with the audience.
Feldmann Sheehan recently completed several documentary feature films: “Listen To The World” a feature documentary film about the first-ever musical instrument museum to house instruments from all over the world and “Arias With A Twist: The Docufantasy” a documentary about New York avant-garde artists centered around Joey Arias, Basil Twist and their extraordinary theatrical collaboration.
She is also currently in production directing the documentary feature “It’s Different for Girls”, about young women and self-esteem in the age of texting, social media and anonymous chat rooms. Speaking candidly with teenaged girls and with mental health professionals, school counselors, parents and media professionals, the film addresses why it is especially difficult to navigate the path of being a teenage girl in America today.
Feldmann Sheehan attended Bedales School and graduated from Wellesley College.
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