Sakky Barnor

Editors

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A graduate of the NFTS, Sakky works across fiction and documentaries. Award winning shorts include Hard to Reach directed by Darryl Foster (which was nominated for Best Editing at Little Wings Festival), Anastasia Bruce-Jones’ All Girls and A Plus directed by Michael P. Spencer.

Sakky edited episode 2 of award winning drama / comedy Dreaming Whilst Black, and assisted on all other episodes of Season 1.

FEATURES / DRAMA

DREAMING WHILST BLACK (Editor Ep 2 + Additional Series Editor)
Prod. BBC / A24
Dir. Koby Adom / Joelle Mae David / Jermain Julien / Sebastian Thiel
Nomination: Male Performance In A Comedy Programme – BAFTA 2024 
Nomination: Scripted Comedy – BAFTA 2024 
Nomination: Outstanding Breakthrough Creative – Image Awards (NAACP) 2024 
Nomination: Best New Scripted Series – Film Independent Spirit Awards 2024 
Nomination: Best Breakthrough Performance (Scripted Series) – Film Independent Spirit Awards 2024 
Nomination: Comedy Series – International Emmy Awards 2022 
Nomination: Best Comedy – International Emmy Awards 2022 
Nomination: Casting – Royal Television Society, UK 2023 
Nomination: Editing – Entertainment And Comedy – Royal Television Society, UK 2023 
Winner: Breakthrough Award – Royal Television Society, UK 2022 

TASKMASTER
Prod. Channel 4 / Avalon

TECH BAE (Web Series)
Prod. Tech Bae Film
Dir.Fikile M Kani

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

MY FRIEND LANRE (Feature Documentary – Assistant Editor)
Prod. Emu Films / Doc Society
Dir. Leo Regan 

SALARY MAN (Feature Documentary – Assistant Editor)
Prod. Legs Production
Dir. Allegra Pacheco
Winner: Best Documentary – Doc LA 2021 
Winner: Best Composer – Doc LA 2021 
Nomination: Best Documentary – Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival 2022 
Nomination: Best International Documentary (Jury Award) – Docville 2022

SHORT FILMS

THE ENDLESS CYCLE
Prod. Papp Films
Dir. Karolina Papp

UNDER THE BLANKET
Prod. The Big House
Dir. Tanicha Toro-Oloto

SPAG BOL
Prod. Wade Films
Dir. Frankie Wade

A MATTER OF MINUTES
Prod. Slick Films
Dir. Hannah Beach 

DANCING BEFORE THE MOON
Prod. British Council
Dir. Joseph Henry and Meneesha Kellay
Special Mention: British Pavilion – La Biennale Venice 2023

A PLUS
Prod. The Keep
Dir. Michael P Spenser
Official Selection: North East International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Aesthetica Short Film Fest We Are Parable 2023
Official Selection: Montreal Black Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Pan African Film Festival 2024 

TAKE CARE
Prod. BBC Shorts
Dir. Katharine Stocker
Official Selection: Norwich Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: UK Tweetfest 2023
Official Selection: Semi-Finalist – Flicker’s Rhode Island Film Festival 2023
Winner: Best Short – Crossing the Line 2024
Winner: Best On Film – Toronto Int’l Womens’ Film Festival
Official Selection: Unrestricted View Film Festival 2024
Official Selection: Wyoming Int’l Film Festival 2024
Official Selection:  Brighton Rocks Int’l Film Festival 2024

HARD TO REACH
Prod. Flumeri Films
Dir. Darryl Foster
Winner: Best First Time Director Award – Florence Film Awards 2023
Winner: Audience Award – Barnes Film Festival 2023
Nomination: Best Short Film – RTS Midlands Award 2023
Nomination: Best Actor – Little Wing Festival 2023
Nomination Best Editing – Little Wing Festival 2023
Official Selection: BFI London Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Caribbean Int’l Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Birmingham Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Pan African Film Festival LA 2023
Official Selection: Halifax Black Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Seattle Black Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Nottingham Int’l Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: An Evening of POCC Shorts – Picturehouse Central
Official Selection: New Black Collective XPO 23 – Rich Mix
Official Selection: Torino Undeground Cinefest, Italy 2023
Official Selection: Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, Vermont 2023
Official Selection: Montreal Int’l Black Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Short Focus Film Festival 2023

ALL GIRLS
Prod. All Girls
Dir. Anastasia Bruce-Jones
Winner: Award Of Merit – One-Reeler Short Film Competition
Winner: Best Director – Women X Film Festival 2023
Nomination: Best Writer – Women X Film Festival 2023
Winner: Best Ensemble Performance Award – Cornwall Film Festival 2022 
Semi-Finalist: Flickers’ – Rhode Island International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2022
Official Selection: Sunderland Short Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Best of British – Cornwall Film Festival 2022
Official Selection: Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: British Shorts Film Festival Berlin 2023
Official Selection: Nottingham International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Still Voices Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: The Soho London Independent Film Festival 2024
Official Selection: Soho Horror Film Festival 2023

OFF SHORE
Prod. Doc Society
Dir. Hazel Falch

ASCENT
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Matti Vesanen
Nomination: Verna Fields Award – Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 

CHARITY
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Laurence Donoghue 

YAHA WAHA
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Sarah Li
Official Selection: BFI Flare 2022
Official Selection: London Indian Film Festival 2022
Official Selection: Birmingham Indian Film Festival 2022
Official Selection: Tasveer South Asian Film Festival 2022
Official Selection: Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2023

THE FUNERAL
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Louise Nesbitt

LUNCH WITH FRIENDS
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Camila Vasconcellos

DREAD GAME
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Hugh Dread 

WHEN ANOTHER DOES THE SAME
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Sarah Knar

ROOTS AND WINGS
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Declan Duggan 

DOSING
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Matty Crawford
Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2021 
Official Selection Palm Springs International ShortFest 2021

THE TERRIBLE TALE OF HENRIETTA TATE
Prod. Beckwith Productions
Dir. Tom Philips
Official Selection: Sydney Independent Film Festival 2018
Winner: Best Production Design – Sydney Independent Film Festival 2018

Winner: Best Director – Chicago Comedy Film Festival 2018
Official Selection: In The Palace, Bulgaria 2018
Official Selection: Mt Fuji & Atami Film Festival 2018 

SHE THE PEOPLE
Prod. Keep The Car Running
Dir. Ross Clark