Sarah Claire Wray is a Black author and director. After three years as an assistant at the Schauspiel Frankfurt and Thalia Theater Hamburg, among others, they studied directing at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. During their studies, Sarah directed at the Volksbühne Berlin and the Nationaltheater Mannheim, among others. Sarah also wrote, produced and directed the short film HDGDL, which was shown at the IFFF Köln & Dortmund in 2025. Sarah was part of the Writers Room of Lamin Leroy Gibba’s series Schwarze Früchte. Writers Rooms with Studio Zentral, UFA, Netflix, Rat Pack and Wiedemann & Berg followed. Sarah wrote scripts for the series WIR (ZDF), Schwarze Früchte (ARD) and Stationär (ARD). In 2024, Schwarze Früchte premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In 2025, the series is nominated for the Grimme Prize. Sarahs‘ feature film debut Blaues Haus, a psychological thriller, will be supported by MOIN in 2025. At Ballhaus Naunynstraße they will act as moderator following the screening of I Was Never Really Here by Gabriel B. Arrahnio.