Sarah Hart  San Juan Island

Sarah Hart, Executive Producer of Return of the River, the acclaimed documentary film on the removal of the Elwha River dams, recently returned to the Northwest after 20 years of teaching at the Rhode Island School of Design. Before heading east decades ago, she lived on San Juan Island and in Seattle. Sarah moved to San Juan Island with her family in 1972 and participated in many environmental projects.

Sarah received her BFA from the University of Washington and MFA from CalArts. She has done extensive photographic, video, and web work in Russia, Western Europe, and the US. She has taught in the photo/film/media departments at Hampshire College, Rutgers University, and the Rhode Island School of Design. Her photographic and film work includes extensive environmental and social documentary projects.