Anna Sagatov

I've been working in the film industry for seven years and have a masters degree in Science and Natural History Filmmaking. I edit my own videos on Adobe Premiere and have ample experience in this field. I also know the whole Adobe Creative Suite. I shoot video with my Panasonic GH5. I can operate as a “one man band” and conduct interviews with lighting equipment, audio gear, and my camera. I also shoot underwater and in water with my camera's water housing.

Anna is an award-winning filmmaker, and her films have screened at festivals nationwide. Her work has been featured on the NOAA Ocean Exploration website, the Smithsonian’s blog, and The New York Times. She has also worked on projects with National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, Netflix, the Travel Channel, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and on several films that have screened at Sundance and Cannes Film Festival.

In 2022, Anna sailed on the NOAA vessel Okeanos Explorer, where she crafted compelling science videos about deep-sea exploration in the Caribbean and along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Her contributions to scientific knowledge earned her membership in the Explorers Club, an internationally recognized professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research. Anna’s science communication prowess extends to narratives of newly discovered life, coral scientists, slime mold emergence, meditation science, climate-conscious conservatives, microplastics, women in science, and the microbial wonders of a Superfund site in Butte, Montana.

Anna holds a master’s degree in science and natural history filmmaking from Montana State University and a B.A. in human ecology with a focus on science communication from the College of the Atlantic. She is also a PADI divemaster. After living in several different corners of the country, she has finally settled in Encinitas, California, where she dives, surfs, and documents the beauty of the underwater world as much as possible.

MFA- Science and Natural History Filmmaking

BA- Human Ecology- focus on science communication