Sarah Rachael Wainio Producer/DPA

Sarah Rachael Wainio is a film and television producer with 15 seasons across networks including MTV, TLC, Food Network, Magnolia Network and WEtv. In 2024 she field produced a series of short films encouraging civic engagement for ATTN: featuring President Barack Obama, and served as field producer for The Lost Kitchen Season 2 (HBO Max), winner of Realscreen’s Best Lifestyle Docureality Food Show in 2023. Her documentary work includes contributions to The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (Netflix), 32 Pills: My Sister’s Suicide (HBO Max) and Busy Inside (PBS America ReFramed). Recognized as a 2023 DOC NYC and A&E Documentary New Leader, Sarah co-chairs the Documentary Producers Alliance Ethics Subcommittee and debuted the groundbreaking Ethics Resource Library at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival, establishing herself as both a creative force and advocate for ethical storytelling.