Stephanie Zari
1st Assistant Director in Features & TV Drama
Award-winning filmmaker with over 15 years' industry experience as a 1st Assistant Director, Producer and Director. Stephanie brings a holistic approach to every project and runs the floor with transparency and calm authority and enjoys working collaboratively across all departments with a sense of camaraderie. Holds dual UK/US citizenship.
Selected credits
Short-form Production
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1st AD |
Long-form Production
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Netflix, Nutopia, Westbrook |
Queen Cleopatra |
Docudrama |
Tina Gharavi |
Ben Goold, Jane Root, Jonathan Phillips, Simon Breen, Maxine Watson |
1st AD - Drama |
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Goldfinch Studios |
Deus |
Feature Film |
Steve Stone |
Thomas Mattinson, Kirsty Bell |
1st AD |
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Netflix, Arrow Pictures, PBS |
I, Sniper: The Washington Killers |
Docudrama |
Chris Holt |
Mary-Jane Mitchell |
1st AD - Drama |
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Netflix, Sky Vision, A&E |
I Am A Killer |
Docudrama |
Jeremy Turner, James Tovell, Zoe Hines, Ross Young |
Ned Parker, Tom Adams |
1st AD - Drama |
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72 Films, BBC |
Elizabeth I's Secret Agents |
Docudrama |
Juilan Jones |
David Glover, Mark Raphael, Bernadette Ross |
1st AD - Drama |
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Channel 5, OFTV |
Elizabeth I |
Docudrama |
Chris Holt |
Chris Holt, Abigail Adams, Susan Jones |
1st AD - Drama |
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Channel 5, OFTV |
Six Wives of Henry VIII |
Docudrama |
Chris Holt |
Chris Holt, Susan Jones |
1st AD - Drama |
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Channel 5 Productions |
Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder |
Docudrama |
Chris Holt |
Chris Holt, Dan Gold |
1st AD - Drama |
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Avalon, BBC2 |
Russell Howard's Good News |
Factual |
Stephen Pipe |
Sophie Cousens, Jordan Read |
1st AD - VT |
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BFI, Third Films |
Light Years |
Feature Film |
Esther May Campbell |
Samm Haillay |
1st AD |
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Pinewood Films |
Kill Your Friends |
Feature Film |
Owen Harris, Nirpal Bhogal (2nd Unit) |
Gregor Cameron, Will Clarke |
1st AD (2nd Unit) |
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Cinemagin, GSP Studios |
Sparks & Embers |
Feature Film |
Gavin Boyter |
Ben Craig |
1st AD |
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Atomic Arts, Moli Films |
Montana |
Feature Film |
Mo Ali |
Mark Foligno |
1st AD (2nd Unit) |
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Pinewood Films |
Last Passenger |
Feature Film |
Omid Noonish |
Mark Foligno |
1st AD (2nd Unit) |
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Savanah Films |
Traveller |
Feature Film |
Benjamin Johns |
Isabella Marchese Ragona |
1st AD |
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Tony Hawks Productions |
Playing the Moldovans at Tennis |
Feature Film |
Tony Hawks |
Tony Hawks |
1st AD |
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Power of Three Productions |
The Power of Three |
Feature Film |
Yvonne Deutschman |
Ann Cameron, Richard Hoare |
1st AD |
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BFI, Candle & Bell |
Elsewhere |
Short Film |
Andy Berriman |
Maria Caruana Galizia, Paul Ashton |
1st AD |
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Ki Films |
Chameleon |
Short Film |
Beau Fowler |
Wolf E. Rubea, Beau Fowler |
1st AD |
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New Thirty Pictures |
Boxer on The Wilderness |
Short Film |
Alexandra Boyd |
Alexandra Boyd, Rebecca Ioannou |
1st AD |
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Lose Cannon Films |
Fairytale |
Short Film |
Andy Collier |
Andy Collier, Ross Scaife |
1st AD |
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Zona Pictures |
Deserter |
Short Film |
Calum MacKinnon |
MacKinnon Films |
1st AD |
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Met Film |
Scenes of an Adult Nature |
Short Film |
Darwin Shaw,Samantha Whittaker |
Darwin Shaw,Samantha Whittaker |
1st AD |
Countries Worked in
- Estonia
- Germany
- Morocco
- Spain
- USA
Directors Worked with
- Carly Cusen
- Chris Holt
- Emile Nava
- Esther May Campbell
- Frank Borin
- Henry Scholfield
- Jamie Thraves
- Julian Jones
- Justin & James Lockey
- Lisa Gunning
- Matthew Walker
- Nirpal Ghopal
- Tina Gharavi
Languages
- Italian (intermediate)
Education
- Story Compound Digital Academy – ScreenSkills Funded Digital/AI Course for Filmmakers Met Film School - Filmmaking Certificate
- Raindance Film School - Filmmaker Foundation Certificate
- BFI Network BAFTA x CREW Director Programme BAFTA Mentor - BFI Film Academy Alumni Programme Filmonomics IV Emerging Filmmaker Programme RADA - Mentor for Third Year Technical Students
- Short Film Production Module
- Branchage Director's Lab - Mentors: Rebecca Mark Lawson
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Kate Leys
- Christopher Barwell
- John Truby's 22-Step Story Structure
Production Companies Worked with
- 72 Films
- Able & Baker
- Agile
- Arrow Media
- BBC
- Big Small TV
- CBBC
- Cap Gun Collective
- Channel 5
- Goldfinch Studios
- HSI
- ITV Studios
- Luti Media
- Netflix
- Nutopia
- OB Management
- OFTV
- Partizan
- Passion Pictures
- Pulse
- Sky Vision
- Westbrook (Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith)
Celebrities Worked with
- Sam Smith
- Ed Sheeran
- Stephen Graham
- Eric Cantona
- Chase & Status
- Little Mix
- Jason Derulo
- McBusted
- Jessie Ware
- The Saturdays
- Professor Green
- Jessie J
- Goldfrapp
- The XX
- Shane Filan
- Nicola Benedetti
- Agnetha Fältskog
- Skepta
- Russell Howard
- Kris Marshall
- Lisa Riley
- Claire King
- Tom Cullen
- Lily Cole
- Dougray Scott
- Lindsay Duncan
- Christine Tremarco
- Claire King
- Kris Marshall
Technical Skills
- Movies Magic Scheduler
- Final Draft
- Movie Magic Screenwriter
- Excel
- Word
- Powerpoint
- Various AI - Chat GPT
- Claude
- Runway
- Copilot