Sabrina Ehlert is an award-winning, first-generation Mexican American comedy writer, director, and no sabo kid from the Bay Area with an MFA in Film & Television Production from USC. Her work blends sharp humor with emotional honesty, often exploring themes of identity and belonging.
She is a 2024 Sundance Latine Collab Scholarship Artist, where she developed her feature Connie & Lola. Sabrina 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 2023 Imagen Awards.
Sabrina’s 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 has worked as a Showrunners’ Assistant on Season 4 of Acapulco (Apple TV+) and currently works as a Writers’ Production Assistant on Season 1 of the CBS comedy DMV.
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