Sarah Iben is an award-winning film editor who has worked on high-profile commercials, documentaries, short films, music videos and television pilots.

Her short films have screened at the Cannes International Film Festival, Sundance, Tribeca Film Festival and SXSW, and she has worked with many musicians including Billie Eilish, The National, Mark Ronson, FKA Twigs, and Travis.

The documentary, Almost Fashionable: A Film About Travis, which she also co-wrote and co-produced, won the Audience Award at The Edinburgh International Film Festival. Her commercial and music videos have been written up in The Guardian, Rolling Stone, NPR, Billboard magazine, NME, Harper’s Bazaar, People magazine and Entertainment Weekly.

She is also frequently requested for advocacy and political projects including UN Global Goals Initiative featuring the Spice Girls, The Clinton Foundation and films for the DNC. 

Awards

2022

GRAMMY AWARDS

NOMINEE | Best Music Film
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
(Additional Editor)
2022

MTV VMA

NOMINEE | BEST LONG FORM VIDEO
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
(Additional Editor)
2018

Edinburgh INTERNATIONAL film festival

WINNER | Audience Award
“Almost Fashionable: A Film About Travis” documentary
2017

british media awards

WINNER | silver video project of the year
 #WhatIReallyReallyWant/Global Goals
2016

kinsale shark awards

WINNER | BRONZE
 #WhatIReallyReallyWant/Global Goals
2015

clio AWARDS

WINNER | SILVER
Google Glass FKA Twigs #throughglassGoogle 
2004

AICP AWARDS

AD COUNCIL/HUD
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Publications