Biography

Sarah Brocklehurst is a BAFTA-nominated producer and the Founder/CEO of Brock Media.

She studied English at Cambridge University, where she was president of the Amateur Dramatic Club and producer of the Cambridge Footlights.

Her professional life began in the theatre industry, working in the Producers' department at the Royal Shakespeare Company and then as Apprentice Producer with Sonia Friedman Productions in the West End.

Sarah went on to independently produce new stage work at venues including the Young Vic and The Traverse Theatre, most notably the 2012 season of 'Theatre Uncut', which won a Fringe First, a Herald Angel award, The Scotman's Spirit of the Fringe prize and was nominated for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression award.

Her first feature film 'Black Pond', directed by Will Sharpe and Tom Kingsley, was nominated for the BAFTA for Outstanding Début by a British Writer/Director/Producer and also received nominations at the BIFAs (British Independent Film Awards) and the Guardian First Film Award. The film won the London Comedy Film Festival Discovery Award and the Evening Standard award for Best Newcomers.

Her second feature 'Animals', directed by Sophie Hyde and written by Emma Jane Unsworth adapting her own novel, stars Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat. The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was released across the UK and Ireland by Picturehouse Entertainment. 'Animals' received 2 BIFA nominations: Holliday Grainger for Best Actress, and Emma Jane Unsworth for Début Screenwriter; Emma Jane Unsworth won the award.

Sarah then produced 'The Outrun', the feature film adaptation of Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir, directed by Nora Fingscheidt and starring Saoirse Ronan. The film had a global theatrical release in 2024 and was nominated for nine BIFAs and two BAFTAs, including Outstanding British Film.

In 2023, Brock Media launched its audio slate with the storytelling podcast 'Never Told' and the horror anthology series 'Eerie' which went to #1 on the Apple Podcasts UK chart for Best Fiction, and went on to produce the audio dramatisation of 'Pride and Prejudice' with Audible starring Marisa Abela, Harris Dickinson, Jessie Buckley, Bill Nighy and Glenn Close.

Sarah's latest film 'Extra Geography', directed by Molly Manners and written by Miriam Battye based on the short story by Rose Tremain, will launch at the Sundance Film Festival in 2026.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous