Sandra Winther

Born in Copenhagen and based in New York, Sandra Winther’s work combines a youthful storytelling ability with a unique and powerful directorial vision. Her style melds documentary and narrative techniques with an emphasis on capturing the stories and pulse of vibrant youth cultures across the world, as well as a curiosity for the natural world. She has helmed an array of projects that reflect this approach, for clients such as Nike, Adidas, Toyota, Samsung, Vogue, Versace, Hugo Boss and Levi’s.Sandra's recent documentary ‘A New Wave’ about world-renowned South African surfer Mikey February and his father premiered at DOC NYC and was released with The New York Times in 2024 with an accompanying Op-Ed written by February. Her documentary ‘Lowland Kids’ about the last teenagers on a sinking Louisiana island premiered at SXSW in 2019 and received the audience award for Best Documentary at Palm Springs Shortfest and a Cinema Eye Honors Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short. The film is currently being developed into a feature with Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures.