SandBay is a proud LGBTQI2S, women, and minority-owned and operated company.
Sarah Fodey (She/Her)
An accomplished Producer, Writer, and Director, Sarah Fodey’s twenty-four-year career in motion storytelling has spanned feature films, scripted series, factual entertainment, and documentary production. Sarah has created content for networks including CBC, Global, APTN, Comedy, Bravo!, TVO, Unis, and TFO. In 2019, she delivered Sex, Sin & 69, a feature-length documentary on the partial decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada. In 2018, Sarah wrote and directed the feature-length documentary The Fruit Machine (CSA-nominated Best Documentary), and produced the Telefilm Canada french language film, Noël en boîte. Sarah earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Queen’s University and an honours diploma in the Television Broadcasting program at Algonquin College. Sarah is a member of the Writers Guild of Canada.
Amanda Barakat (She/Her)
Amanda Barakat is a highly-respected Producer, Project Manager, and Director with 12 years of motion storytelling expertise. A master of organization, this fluently bilingual industry leader excels at shepherding projects from creative ideation through final delivery. Assembling and leading creative and business teams on complex and challenging projects is where Amanda shines. From directing in some of Canada’s most remote and beautiful natural landscapes for the iconic Hinterland Who’s Who broadcast campaigns, to managing feature documentaries and feature films, Amanda excels in the art of variety and diversity. A honours graduate in Television Broadcasting from Algonquin College, Amanda currently calls Toronto, Ontario home where she manages SandBay’s slate of projects.