About Sara Jegeman/JEGENAUER
Growing up in Småland, Sweden, I adored films by Fellini. Putting Anita Ekberg in Fontana di Trevi made such an impact on me. After finishing school I left as soon as I could for Rome, and big cities like that are hard teachers. I lived for the nights and basically failed all other things I was supposed to do there. But I was lucky too, I met a mentor in painting, Alberto Parres, and somehow I always went to see art films during the day at the locally famous cinema Gli Azzurri Scipioni, to learn better Italian I thought, but instead I learnt a lot about film making.
When I came back to Sweden I left some of my artistic ambitions behind, and I went into law and became a Master of Law in 2002. I worked for private businesses and law firms and I showed talent for crisis management and Rule of Law. In the end, I ended up in one of the most action filled places to be in law. Cyber security was hot and new, cyber warfare was on the menu, and I got to take part in global cyber exercises and travel all over the world as a policymaker for cyber security in Sweden.
Love and marriage took me to Switzerland, and now my child is old enough for me to return to my hunger I had as a young woman, trying to capture moments of the night.
Berlin has saved me in so many ways. The people I met there in the night, gives me inspiration and joy, and most of my filming is done there.
To sum up, I strongly believe that Nikos Kazantzakis was right; To be alive is to undo your belt and look for trouble.
I love lonesome heroes and I have a keen eye for courage and authenticity. By keeping the film making process close to my heart I also manage to achieve an intimacy that I think is rare to find.
Just like cyber once was new, I believe that the future is spiritual, and in my work, spirituality is what I am looking for.
ABSOLUTION(2024)
IN COLOR(2019)
BACKLASH(2018)
FLOW(2015)
STAR(2014)
Work in Progress:
QUEEN WARRIOR - keine Lust zu kochen
SCRAPYARD
