Then, There Was Her.

dir. Sara Kate Burnett
2026
Running time: 16 min.

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Set between Caroline’s life at college and her family’s farm back home, she and her dad, Dow, begin to quietly reflect on what the future holds. Dow stays grounded in the daily work of preserving the legacy passed down through generations, while Caroline approaches adulthood unsure of how the farm fits into her own path. Between Dow’s steady commitment to the land and Caroline’s search for independence, both father and daughter face the question of what it means to carry a family story forward and who will choose to continue it.

A portrait of the filmmaker Sara Kate Burnett

Sara Kate Burnett

Sara Kate Burnett is a documentary filmmaker and photojournalist graduating with her Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri. From Memphis, Tennessee, she fell in love with the idea of filmmaking in fifth grade through a class project and has been passionate about film ever since. At Mizzou, she has pursued a journalism degree with an emphasis in documentary and photojournalism and a minor in Political Science, building her foundation in visual and human-centered storytelling. After graduation this May, she plans to continue creating documentary work that is rooted in real people and real stories.