Sacha Sommer is the owner and operator of Arawak Pictures
Inc, an independent film production studio. An aspiring and innovative
director, producer, and writer of films, commercials, TV shows, as well as a
model, actor, and graphic designer, Sacha Sommer has been in the film industry
for nearly twenty years.
Sacha Sommer grew up in Washington,
DC, where he attended the Edmund Burke
School, and was captain
of both his school’s and a local select soccer team. He also wrestled and
played tennis and basketball. For further education, Sacha Sommer left DC to
attend Emerson College
in Boston,
where he studied film and mass communications and eventually gained a Bachelor
of Science degree. While in school, Sacha Sommer was able to travel to LA for
two film internships through Emerson’s Alternative Film Program. He speaks
French and Haitian Creole fluently.
After graduation, Sacha Sommer moved to Haiti, where he wrote, directed, and produced
his award-winning documentary on the invasion of Haiti,
“Intervention Chronicle of Terror,” and founded Arawak Pictures, Inc. Sacha
Sommer later moved to Miami,
FL, where he taught high school
art and physical education. In 2006, Sacha Sommer moved to Los Angeles, where he currently lives and
produces films, shows, and commercials in various genres.
In addition to his film career, Sacha Sommer is devoted to
helping others, and has contributed his skills to films and documentaries to
bring attention to important issues around the globe, like Haiti: Chronicles of
Terror and Call & Response: A Concert to End Slavery. Sacha Sommer has
ublic service announcements about drunk driving and the world trade center
attacks, and has helped the US Army film recruitment materials. Sacha Sommer is
a crystal healing and reiki practitioner. In 2010, Sacha Sommer became a
certified level one archery instructor. Sacha Sommer enjoys recurve archery,
and practices gracie jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts.
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