About Sara Taksler

Sara Taksler worked in late-night comedy for two decades, including 12 years at The Daily Show, where she was a senior producer. She is the director and producer of the feature documentary “How Saba Kept Singing,” executive produced by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. Taksler’s previous documentary, “Tickling Giants,” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The New York Times declared “Tickling Giants” a “first-rate documentary,” Variety called it “an ebullient ode to freedom,” it reached the number one documentary spot on iTunes, and has a “100% Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Taksler can talk backward, has a remarkable fake sneeze, and grew an entire human inside her body while directing her most recent film.

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