About

First Name

DARSHELL

Last Name

SANDERFER

Username

darshell_sanderfer

Intro

I’m a black woman who writes, directs, and DP’s commercial, corporate, documentary and narrative productions.

Role(s)

1st AD, 2nd AD, Cinematographer, Director, Writer

Identity

Woman

Pronouns

She/Her

Location

US: South

Affiliations

Non-Union Filmmaker, ASCAP-American Society of Composers, Authors & Radio Artists

Available For

Yes I’m available for hire, my preferred positions are PRODUCER/Shooter, DP, Show host, assistant writer, writer

Bio

Darshell Sanderfer is a Director, DP, Actress, Producer, Writer, and Singer. She is also a nationally certified Speech and Language Pathologist with a Master’s Degree from Alabama A&M University in Communicative sciences and Disorders.

 

Darshell has written and Directed the Webseries Mate in Wating,as well as the short films SNAPPED and Deuteronomy 31:8 which are both award winning. Darshell has Co-Written and Co-Directed several short films. She also directed and produced the 8 part series, live social media broadcast  “Let’s talk about Diabetes”. Darshell has a certificate from the 10 month Writing for Television Professional Program from UCLA. Completed scripts include two one hour drama television pilots, 2 half hour comedy pilots, and one spec script.

 

Telling stories that highlight hardships leading  to victories is Darshell’s strength. Her work and interests include the Genre’s of Drama, Comedy, Dramedy, Romantic Comedies, Documentaries, and Christian Faith Based.

 

Being raised in the inner city of Toledo, Ohio by her mother a sharecropper and her father a farmer who were Alabama natives born in the 1940’s; Darshell’s perspective is based on street survival tempered with the strong loving values of the south, and Biblical Teachings. She’s a dreamer who want’s her work to confirm to others that they can attain anything positive in their lives. She wants to tell stories that all people can relate to, especially those who feel unseen.

Awards

Best short film for BTCIFF

Reel

DP https://youtu.be/v77wypZo1oo?si=tOO8i8gObG9nsTdW

Ethnicity

Black/African American

Languages

English

Available to travel?

Yes

Phone

813-410-1166