Sally Darr Griffin is an aspiring filmmaker from Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is currently in graduate school at Loyola Marymount University in the School of Film and Television. She is a candidate for a Master of Fine Arts in Writing and Producing for Television. She graduated from undergrad at Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She majored in English and Digital Media Production and minored in Studio Art.
Sally Darr finds inspiration in the seemingly mundane objects of everyday life. Her most vivid memories center around the dullest things: ketchup flavored jello at her grandfather's wake, the taste of sour gummy worms during her first kiss, or cowboy boots worn throughout her first New England winter at boarding school.
Sally Darr has found that in the middle of life's biggest moments—a wedding, funeral, graduation—something seems to ruin it. There's an itch behind your ear, a full bladder, or a phone ringing. Our memories of things that do matter are colored by things that don't matter. In Sally Darr's opinion, this is how we are able to laugh when we are dealing with hardship. She uses this thought process in her approach to all mediums.
She pairs things together that seem contradictory, and uses these juxtapositions to create a dark comedy or poke fun at pop culture and consumerism. She is drawn to eye-catching text, logos, advertisements, and patterns. Sally Darr's hope is that her work will evoke feelings of irony, humor, and opinions on how society interacts with well-known products.