Jessica Sarah Rinland
Biography
Jessica Sarah Rinland is an Argentine-British filmmaker. She is a recipient of numerous prizes including Special Mention at Locarno Film Festival and Best Film at DocumentaMadrid, Primer Premio at BIM, Arts + Science Award at Ann Arbor Film Festival, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Schnitzer prize for excellence in the arts. She has had retrospectives of her films at Anthology Film Archives, Open City Documentary Film Festival, Doc’s Kingdom, Aricadoc, Curtocircuito, London Short Film Festival, and Flaherty Film Seminar. Her films are held in the British Film Institute’s collections.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Sarah
Karl, a 70-year-old Austrian astronomer, is at a crossroads in life and work. After a conference in Greece, he decides not to return home and heads for a small island in hopes of finding a sky dark enough to reconnect with the stars.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as (voice)
With an elephant’s tusk as the protagonist, the film meditates on the endless tactility of conservation.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as (voice)
The Blind Labourer examines the similarities and contrasts within the whaling and lumber industry. It edits together archive footage of labourers in the forests, at sea and in factories, felling trees, cutting whales and developing their multiple products for society and scientific studies.