Miriam Sachs is a Swiss-Army knife freelance filmmaker and writer with a knack for story structure and striking visuals.

Miriam graduated summa cum laude from USC film school in December 2020 with a BFA in Film & TV Production and a minor in Screenwriting. For their senior thesis, Miriam wrote and sound-designed an LGBT+, coming-of-age musical called Spit It Out, Margot! (2021). It tells the story of a young girl with a stutter who falls in love with her speech therapist. Miriam’s script was one of four selected for production in their class of sixty. The film won 1st Place - Best Ensemble at the Lady Filmmakers Festival and an Honorable Mention at the USC Comedy Festival.

After working in reality TV as a Development Coordinator and Associate Producer, Miriam is now an assistant on the hit CBS show, Fire Country. They are currently writing a queer comedy pilot about two best friends who fall in love.

Miriam’s love of film started at an early age. Using a tiny flip video camera, they made horror movies and music videos with neighbors and friends. They penned poems, short stories, and scripts in composition notebooks.

At USC, Miriam studied all aspects of the craft, from producing to lighting. In addition to creating their own films, they gaffed, sound designed, and assistant directed peers’ projects, working on award-winning shorts and web series across genres. Miriam is a Swiss Army knife freelance filmmaker with a range of skills from pre-production through post. They use their knowledge and expertise to give back to the community. In 2019, Miriam taught film at the nonprofit, Get Lit - Words Ignite, developing curriculum, overseeing the media education program, and instructing over thirty underserved high school students in screenwriting, directing, and production.