Anna Sandilands is a director, producer and writer focused on projects that connect us to each other and to the natural world. With more than twenty years of filmmaking, her work centers on the power of reflecting the seemingly ordinary in ways that are immersive, cinematic and driven by character.
Anna directed the feature documentary UNCERTAIN with longtime creative partner Ewan McNicol, and won the Albert Maysles Documentary Director Award at Tribeca. The film was praised by The New York Times, Variety, Rolling Stone and The Guardian. Her films have screened at festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, CPH:DOX and BFI London, and have been curated at MoMA in New York and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. Her short films have earned a Webby Award and Vimeo Staff Picks, and her projects have been supported by the Sundance Institute and The Redford Center.
Anna has directed commercial work with Ewan that has aired during the Super Bowl and been recognized with Cannes Lions, Clios and One Show Pencils.
Anna is co-founder of the film studio Ordinary Beings.