Sasha Djurkovic

Sasha Djurkovic is a Sarajevo born documentary filmmaker who came to London back in 1995.After winning Leverhulme Trust scholarship, Sasha enrolled at the National Film and Television School and gained a masters degree in documentary film directing in 2005. Her graduation film Last Men Standing was screened at over 15 film festivals worldwide and won her the award for the Best British Newcomer at the Brit Spotting Festival in Berlin and the Jerwood First Cuts Documentary Award at Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2005.For the past 10 years Sasha has been directing and shooting award-winning television series for UK and international broadcasters such as: Brain Doctors and Protecting Our Children for BBC2, Our Drugs War andLiberty for Channel 4 and The People’s Health for Al Jazeera. Alongside this work, Sasha has also made her own independent film, Playing the Fool, shot over 3 years in a mental health hospital, which premiered at HotDocs in Toronto and Zagreb Dox Festival.