Erin Sabina is a filmmaker focused on cinematography and storytelling whose work is shaped by wanderlust, memory, and the quiet beauty found in everyday life. Her films explore raw human connections through a blend of narrative and documentary styles, often on the moments that define who we are. 
Erin’s creative journey started with simple curiosity about why people feel the way they do.
“Film was my thing” she says, “it was the one thing that helped me make sense of life.”
She also pursued a career in nursing, which has given her a deeper understanding of people in probably one of their most vulnerable moments. That experience continues to influence how she sees and tells stories. Her background in nursing, combined with her love for travel, has shaped a cinematic voice that feels both empathetic and observant. Erin’s films explore the intersections of identity, emotion, and place. Each piece invites the viewer to slow down, notice, and feel. Her visual style often carries a sense of nostalgia and impermanence, echoing her belief that beauty exists in moments that do not last.
She gets inspiration from filmmakers such as Bong Joon Ho, Greta Gerwig, and Wong Kar-Wai, as well as movements like the French and Korean new wave. She’s fascinated by the way each of them capture through the spaces of words.
“I love films that find you at the right time in your life,” she says, “The kind that makes you pause for a second and think, that was something.”
For Erin, those kinds of films became markers of who she was when she first watched them. Movies like “Lady Bird,” “Eat Pray Love,” and “Everything Everywhere all at Once” resonated with her, not just for the stories, but for the moments in life of where they met her.
“I think movies come to you when you need them most,” she says, “if you’d watch them earlier or later, they wouldn’t mean the same thing.”
Her goal is not perfection or acclaim, but connection.
“When I was younger I thought success meant winning an Oscar,” she reflects, “Now I just want to make something that feels real, even if only one person watches and feels understood.”
For Erin, success isn’t weighed by how many awards you can get, but how the film makes people feel.
“If someone watches my work and it stays with them for a moment, that’s enough,” she has learned to let go of the need for validation and to instead focus on creating what feels real and true to her.
Film making is less about creating something monumental, but more about making something meaningful, something that will mirror the small beauty of being alive.
