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Cara Stricker

Sydney, Australia

Cara Stricker is an Australian-born director, writer, photographer, and multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, working with Anonymous Content (including their UK division) and Collider in Australia.

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Production company & representation
Collider
Production company · AU/NZ · verification date unavailable
Anonymous Content
Production company · US · verified Jul 2026
Collider
Production company · AU · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
Cannes Lions Shortlist – Best Non-Fiction Short for 'Carlos'
Cannes Lions · award
Tribeca X Award Shortlist – Best Branded Content for 'Carlos'
Tribeca Film Festival · award
Cannes Short Film Festival Selection
Cannes Short Film Festival · award
Selected clients
BvlgariGucciChanel

Bio & background

Cara Stricker is an Australian-born director, writer, photographer, and multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, working with Anonymous Content (including their UK division) and Collider in Australia. Stricker's commercial work spans luxury fashion and beauty, directing global campaigns for Bvlgari in 2023 and 2024 featuring Zendaya and Anne Hathaway, multiple Gucci projects including an i-D online campaign and the 'Chronomirage' campaign for 10 Magazine starring Abbey Lee, and campaigns for MAC Makeup, Chanel, Alexander Wang, Missoni, and Amiri's Autumn/Winter 2021 collection featuring Alton Mason. Her music video portfolio includes a four-part polyptych installation for Alicia Keys' "Show Me Love" starring Alicia Keys, Miguel, Michael B. Jordan, and Zoe Saldana, Amber Mark's "Competition" shot on Kodak film, Kelsey Lu's "Due West," and Tei Shi's "Even if it Hurts" featuring Blood Orange. Stricker's work integrates choreography, creative direction, and performance, collaborating frequently with choreographers Nina McNeely, Morgan Grayned, Holly Blakey, and Juri Onuki, and cinematographer Ryan Marie Helfant. Her commercial short "Carlos" was shortlisted for Best Non-Fiction Short at Cannes Lions and Best Branded Content at Tribeca X Award. Her editorial photography has appeared in Vogue, Dazed, I-D Magazine, Interview Magazine, and Oyster, including SZA's 2018 Fader cover.

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Awards
  • Cannes Lions Shortlist – Best Non-Fiction Short for 'Carlos'
    Cannes Lions
  • Tribeca X Award Shortlist – Best Branded Content for 'Carlos'
    Tribeca Film Festival
  • Cannes Short Film Festival Selection
    Cannes Short Film Festival
  • Shots Awards
    Shots Awards
Tribeca Film Festival Selection
Tribeca Film Festival
  • Camerimage Selection
    Camerimage
  • Raindance Film Festival Selection
    Raindance Film Festival
  • Berlin Music Video Awards
    Berlin Music Video Awards
  • Toronto Shorts Film Festival Selection
    Toronto Shorts Film Festival
  • HollyShort Film Festival Selection
    HollyShort Film Festival
  • New Orleans Film Festival Selection
    New Orleans Film Festival
  • Rooftop Film Festival New York Selection
    Rooftop Film Festival New York
  • London Short Film Festival Selection
    London Short Film Festival
  • Palm Springs International Shortfest Selection
    Palm Springs International Shortfest
  • Press
    • Spotlight on Women Commercial Directors
      Anonymous Content · 2024
    • SZA Cover – The Earth Issue
      The Fader · 2018