Sara Murphy is an American

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

. Murphy has produced '' Morris from America'' (2016), '' Person to Person'' (2017), '' Gemini'' (2017), '' The Mountain'' (2018), ''

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'' (2018), '' Never Rarely Sometimes Always'' (2020), and ''

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'' (2021).

Career

Murphy initially went to school for engineering, and eventually landed a job as Philip Seymour Hoffman's assistant. She served as an associate producer on '' Jack Goes Boating'' directed by Hoffman. In 2014, Murphy produced ''

Land Ho! ''Land Ho!'' is a 2014 adventure comedy film, co-written and co-directed by Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz. The film made its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014. It also screened at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, ...

'' directed by

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and Aaron Katz, which won the

Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award The Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award is presented to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $500,000 by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It is named after ac ...

. Hoffman, years later would recommend Murphy to Paul Thomas Anderson after he agreed to direct a music video. She has served as producer on his music videos for

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, Haim,

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, and The Smile. Murphy has produced ''

'' and his upcoming untitled film with the former earning her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Film and

Academy Award for Best Picture The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category ...

. Murphy has also previously worked at PASTEL, the production company founded by

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, where she produced '' Never Rarely Sometimes Always'' and ''

''. In 2022, Murphy launched ''Fat City'' alongside Ryan Zacarias, where she has produced '' Mother, Couch'' and '' If I Had Legs I'd Kick You''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Sara Living people American women film producers Year of birth missing (living people)