Marc M Sarrado is a cinematographer and director based between Europe and Asia Pacific. Exquisite taste for visuals, light, and colors. He is a documentary filmmaker with a creative mindset and persistent attitude. He harvests the best from his experiences to bring it to every project. Over the past twenty years, he has developed a sharp sense of character development through narrative sequences and efficient visuals. Integral to his professional vision is a strong creative and journalistic instinct, as well as compelling non-fiction storytelling for international audiences.
Marc began working in television in 1997 in TV3 in Barcelona. Since he became an independent cinematographer in 2006, he has focused on documentaries and new media productions dedicated to a variety of issues and subjects such as environmental, scientific, social, economic, and human rights. His work has taken him to 65 countries on 5 continents, and his memories recall adventures through the Amazon jungle, Afghanistan, Iraq, Antarctica, Atacama, Sahara, Gobi, Wadi Rum, Thar, and Sahel deserts.
As a cinematographer, Marc’s collaborations include major networks and digital platforms such as NETFLIX, AMAZON VIDEO PRIME, PBS, SKYDANCE, ARTE, ALJAZEERA, CBS, BLOOMBERG TV, EURONEWS, CNBC, NBC, FOX IC, RTBF, TVE, NOS, EL PAíS or RTS. He is Director of Photography for multi-award-winning feature documentaries such as The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010), The Dalí Dimension (2010), Sand Wars (2013) or Songs of Redemption (2013). As director, his most recent work is La Fugida (The Escape), a film that has provoked a deep awareness about pederasty in religious schools in Spain.
Marc has long experience in Asia as a result of his years based in Thailand (2008) and China (2012-2018). He is an essential production contact to link East and West. In his set of skills, he includes his EASA commercial drone pilot certification. Marc Sarrado is available to work worldwide as a director of photography and/or director for documentaries, narrative TVCs, branded content, and any creative international production.
Photo by Marieke de Vries
- I'm constantly connected with the unpredictable moment of inspiration. It's rather love, commitment with the story, the loyalty of beauty. A life agreement with the magic of film. -