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Sabina Vajrača is a Bosnian-American director, writer, and producer whose work bridges personal history with universal themes of identity, memory, and human resilience. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she immigrated to the United States as a child war refugee and began her career in NYC theatre. She’s best known for her critically-acclaimed feature documentary BACK TO BOSNIA, which was featured in the BBC’s “Top 100 of the Greatest Films Directed by Women”, and her short SEVAP/MITZVAH, which was the 2024 Academy Awards contender and won the prestigious Humanitas Prize. Her other accolades include the Directors Guild of America’s Student Film Awards Grand Prize, grants from the Claims Conference and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, multiple film festival awards, and nominations for the Student Academy Awards and Student BAFTA Awards. Sabina’s a member of Film Fatales and BAFTA, and an alumna of the Ryan Murphy HALF Directing Mentorship, Almanack Screenwriters, and Stowe Story Labs. She holds an MFA in Film and TV Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and is repped by Vision Entertainment and GGSSC.
