Sandra Winther is a Danish director based in New York whose work is defined by its sensory richness, emotional depth, and cinematic originality. With a distinctive ability to blend documentary intimacy with narrative craft, she creates films that are at once visceral and lyrical – rooted in real human experience but elevated by a bold visual imagination.

She has collaborated with some of the world’s most culture-defining brands, including Nike, Adidas, New Balance, Beats By Dre, Toyota, Samsung, Puma, Disney, Maybelline, and NBA, bringing a soulful and striking vision to every project. Rooted in an athletic upbringing and a deep pull toward the ocean, she brings a natural sense of movement, rhythm, and physicality to her work – always pushing toward something honest, original, and unmistakably alive.

Her debut feature Lowland Kids – produced by Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures – follows the last two teenagers on Louisiana’s disappearing Isle de Jean Charles. The film world-premiered at CPH:DOX and has since screened at major festivals worldwide – including IDFA, DOC NYC, Sheffield DocFest, Deauville, and Sydney Film Festival – with a theatrical release coming in 2026. It grew out of Sandra’s award-winning 2019 short of the same name, which premiered at SXSW and won the Audience Award at Palm Springs Shortfest. Her documentary A New Wave, a portrait of South African surfer Mikey February and his father, was released as a New York Times Op-Doc in 2024. She is currently developing several narrative projects exploring themes of identity, coming-of-age, and womanhood.

Awards include Gold at the 1.4 Awards, a Silver Clio, the True Award, a Cinema Eye Honors nomination, the Nowness Award for Breakthrough Artists, the YDA shortlist at Cannes Lions, the One Club’s Young Guns, and Rhode Island Film Festival’s Filmmaker of the Future.