What We Do
Sarah Childress
(she/her/hers)
Director of Strategy & Operations, Nashville PBS
Nashville, TN
United States
Open To Virtual Coffee
Educator, arts advocate, and filmmaker dedicated to connecting independent creators with the audiences, resources, and infrastructure needed to sustain their careers — through programming, public television distribution, education, and advocacy.
About
Dr. Sarah Childress is the Director of Strategy & Operations at Nashville PBS, where she partners with independent producers to distribute their work to public-television audiences nationwide. In July, she joins the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville as Director of Programs, advocating for independent creators across film, music, and the arts. A filmmaker herself, Sarah produced Música Campesina, which screened at BAFICI, Mill Valley, and Lincoln Center's Latinbeat. She holds a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies from Vanderbilt University and serves as vice chair of the Belcourt Theatre board.
