With an educational background in physical anthropology and religion, Sarita Siegel gravitates to stories that lie at the intersection of cultural worlds. Siegel established Alchemy Films with Taggart Siegel in San Francisco in 1994. She wrote, directed, and produced Destroying Angel (1995) and The Beloved (1997). In 2002, she co-produced The Split Horn, a one-hour special for PBS, and wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning The Disenchanted Forest for National Geographic. Siegel was an associate producer for The Real Dirt on Farmer John (Independent Lens, 2006) and produced, directed, filmed, and edited Fire Burn Babylon, which won the Audience Award for Best Documentary, Freestyle Life Film Festival 2012; Bronze Palm Award, Mexico International Film Festival 2010; and an honorable mention at the COMMFEST MADA Awards, Toronto. Siegel directed and produced The Land Beneath Our Feet (2016) Siegel is currently developing Outspoken, a documentary that highlights conscious MCs from around the globe who use rap poetry to defend political freedoms and human rights and An Evidence-Based Quest a COVID-19 investigation.
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