Sara Lafleur-Vetter is a filmmaker and a photojournalist with a passion for telling stories of the underdog and the underbelly of society. She believes in the power of film and photography to better the world. Lafleur is inspired by and committed to the #decolonizedocs movement and believes media makers have a duty to flip the script of structural inequality, racism, sexism, and heteronormativity. She is humbled and grateful to work in documentary film and is learning everyday about how to use her privilege to amplify the voices that need to be heard.
Lafleur holds a Master’s in Journalism specializing in Documentary Film from the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in South Lake Tahoe with her daughter and partner. She is currently a Teaching Resident at South Tahoe High School where she hopes to teach Special Education in 2026-2027.
Awards
IDA’s Pare Lorentz Award, 2018 BAVC National MediaMaker Fellow, 2018 Berkeley Film Foundation Saul Zaentz Award, 2017 Spike Lee Student Filmmaker Award, 2015 Dorothea Lange Fellowship, 2015
Clients
The Guardian, Center for Investigative Reporting, Fusion, AJ+, The New York Times, Outside Online, KQED, KPFA, East Bay Express, San Francisco Magazine, CNN Traveler Magazine, African Development Bank, Fodor’s, St. Petersburg Times (Russia)
Homebase
South Lake Tahoe, CA