Dara is an Emmy-nominated showrunner and director with over two decades of experience. She thrives exploring new places and perspectives, and telling compelling stories that engage, entertain, and maybe have even just a tiny bit of positive impact. Her recent short documentary American River premiered at Mountainfilm in Telluride, CO.

Dara has filmed on six continents - directing scenes everywhere from boats, tuk tuks, and the bustling aisles of Indian markets to the top of an Icelandic volcano, while being attacked by fire ants in the fields of a Brazilian cassava farm, and many a restaurant kitchen. She has led series for CNN (Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread), Netflix (Sprint, Worn Stories, Ugly Delicious, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Chelsea), Amazon Sports (Surf Girls), and Disney+. Her work focuses on character-driven narratives rooted in diverse worlds and topics including sports, culture, food and travel. Alongside many series, her career has included branded work, as well as features and shorts in collaboration with various award-winning documentarians. In addition to developing her own projects, Dara has worked with companies like A24, Boardwalk Pictures and MakeMake Entertainment in early phases of shaping and pitching new material.

Whether capturing the stories of A-list celebrities or highlighting equally amazing, utterly un-famous people, Dara appreciates authenticity, humor, prime lenses and a good window seat. She holds US and Canadian passports.

(Full credits available upon request)