Isara is an independent documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and editor based in Oakland, California. Through her work she aims to highlight the effects of structural injustice on historically marginalized & ignored communities in the U.S. She specializes in observational cinema verité camerawork and is drawn to character-driven stories that span long periods of time.

Isara is currently part of Swiftwater Film’s editorial team on their feature documentary Undamming Klamath, supported by the Redford Center, which tells the story of the decades-long fight to remove four hydraulic dams along the Klamath River in Northern California and undergo the world’s largest restoration project in history. She is also currently creating short branded videos for California non-profits La Cocina and NatureBridge and is a cameraperson for Sweet Harmony Sessions.

Isara is a member of New Day Films, where her first feature documentary, The Highest Standard, is available for educational rental. The film was broadcast on New England’s PBS station, GBH, and lives online at pbs.org. It follows three Boston Public middle schoolers on either side of a life-changing decision.

For over five years Isara was an on-call producer for KQED Arts (SF Bay Area PBS/NPR affiliate), where she produced, shot and edited short documentaries about local artists and activists that reached a nationwide audience. She was part of the founding team of the Webby award-winning series If Cities Could Dance, and in 2022 her directorial debut episode Disability Arts Ensemble Takes Access & Dance to New Heights was KQED's first entirely accessible online video, which was was nominated for a NorCal Regional Emmy® Award and received a Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism award.

She holds a masters degree in Journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, where she was awarded a Documentary Fellowship. Her background in journalism, psychology, social justice and visual art informs her worldview. She grew up in the best neighborhood of Boston and traces her sense of awe back to the childhood discovery of the piney, salty smells of coastal Maine.

Email
ifkrieger[at]gmail.com

Phone
617.504.6048