Sabrina Ehlert is a first-gen Mexican American comedian, filmmaker, and no sabo kid from the Bay Area with an MFA in Film and Television Production from USC.
Her mom is from Mexico and her dad is from Michigan. She attempts to make sense of her cultural upbringing by writing and directing stories that explore themes of identity and belonging. Meanwhile, she tells jokes at The Hollywood Improv, The Pasadena Ice House, Flappers, and at family Christmas (where she almost always bombs).
Sabrina is a Sundance Latine Collab Scholarship Artist. She co-wrote, produced, and directed the short film Esmeralda, which received mentorship from Paul Feig and Laura Fischer's Powderkeg Media and was sponsored by Google and the Producers Guild of America. Her short film Launch Fever, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, won four Telly Awards and received a nomination for Best Short Film at the Imagen Awards. She's been told this makes her "award-winning," a term she accepts without fully believing it means anything at all.
Her work has been distributed by HBO and Kanopy and showcased at festivals including Austin Film Festival, LA Latino International Film Festival, Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, and the PGA Produced By Conference.
She is grateful for her jobs as a Showrunners' Assistant on Season 4 of Acapulco (Apple TV+) and as a Writers' Production Assistant on Season 1 of DMV (Paramount+). Sabrina narrowly avoids eviction by working as a Development Assistant to Dana Klein under her overall deal at CBS.
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