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Vic Sarin

Cinematographer, director and writer, also producer · Born June 10, 1945 (81) · Kashmir, India

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vic Sarin (born 1945) is an Indian-born Canadian/American film director, producer and screenwriter. His work as a cinematographer includes Partition, Margaret's Museum, Whale Music, Nowhere to Hide, Norman's Awesome Experience, and Riel. He also directed such projects as Partition, Left Behind, and Wind at My Back. Sarin was born in Kashmir, India. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vic Sarin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 10, 1945 (81)
From
Kashmir, India
Works as
Cinematographer, director and writer, also producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Vic Sarin's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Morality
20%
Self
20%
Society
14%
Survival
12%
Power
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 25 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 16 · Intense 7

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Dread
12
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
8
Other
23

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vic Sarin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vic Sarin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Lightkeeper(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sugar(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Kidnapped(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Father's Nightmare(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Drink Slay Love(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Surrogate's Nightmare(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Keepers of the Magic(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Managing Manhattan(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Boy from Geita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • A Wife's Nightmare(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Daughter's Nightmare(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Hue: A Matter of Colour(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Sister's Nightmare(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Mother's Nightmare(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Desert Riders(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Shine of Rainbows(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Partition(2007)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Civic Duty(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Love on the Side(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Recipe for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Flatland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • The Waiting Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Left Behind: The Movie(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Hope Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Sea People(1999)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hard to Forget(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • In His Father's Shoes(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Gator Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Hearts Adrift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Salt Water Moose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Margaret's Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Wounded Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Urban Safari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Not Our Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Spenser: A Savage Place(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Whale Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Trial at Fortitude Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • On My Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Cold Sweat(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Divided Loyalties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Bye Bye Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Norman's Awesome Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Long Road Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Cold Comfort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Solitary Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Family Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Namumkin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Loyalties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Nowhere to Hide(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dancing in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love & Larceny(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Charlie Grant's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Going to War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • The Suicide Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Turning to Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Heartaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Bix: 'Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet'(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • War Brides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Riel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Crossbar(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Peacock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 62 titles from 1975 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Left Behind: The Movie (2000)

$4.2M worldwide

Highest rated

A Shine of Rainbows (2009)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Civic Duty (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing33 of 62: 14 only directing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndWriting6 of 62: 0 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thProducing1 of 62: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography46 of 62: 29 only cinematography, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

62 titles, 19 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 17 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s21 · crew1990s17 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Vic Sarin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 30; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 30 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · director

The Lightkeeper (2026)

99th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, cinematographer

Keepers of the Magic (2016)

Midcredits 89th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 59/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Vic Sarin's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Vic Sarin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vic Sarin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kim Roberts shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Kim Roberts16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Kim Roberts
  • Tina Pehme16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Tina Pehme
  • John Bolton8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with John Bolton
  • Meyer Shwarzstein6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Meyer Shwarzstein