NAME
Sabrina Lassegue
Occupation
Filmmaker, Photographer, Director, & Author
Short Bio
Sabrina Lassegue is an actress, director, producer, model, writer & activist, who studied at Juilliard, Harvard Business School and AMDA. She is the founder of Extinguished Youth Productions, a movie studio & production house.
She is also a well known Internet personality who goes by “Directedbybrini”. Her film “All The Men’s Hangers” is currently on the festival circuit and garnered her attention for it’s impressive depiction of religion and women’s rights.
Lassegue makes many films that raise awareness on important subject matters and in 2023 she aided in the passing of SB615 in Maryland, creating a rape kit tracking system for survivors. Away from the world of narrative, Lassegue has creative directed campaigns for Taco Bell, Walmart, Uber, Tinder and more.
Most recently directing talent like Jamie Foxx and Keke Palmer as the second unit director on a spot for BET. Lassegue is also a screenwriter whose pilot scripts gained her industry recognition and admittance to several programs. She is a 2025 Elite Nominee for Pharrell’s Black Ambition Prize cohort, which provides underrepresented founders with capital for their startups.
In each day we’re alive, tell us the three things you’re grateful for:
Loved ones, early morning waves, and consistent work on set!
Favorite type of music:
Anything that makes me feel like I am living in a movie.
Who would you switch lives with for one day if you could:
Stitch, from “Lilo and Stitch”. He just seems to have the life thing down and gets to be a menace with no consequence.
Name the biggest pet peeve you have- no holds barred:
My biggest pet peeve? When people take 12 business days and 3 reminder texts to send in their set paperwork. I just want to pay you! It’s like chasing down a ghost with a W-9. Drives me nuts.
How do you psyche yourself up for the day ahead:
I am always excited about being uncomfortable or the next moment. I don’t like to sit in comfort when I achieve a goal. It’s always, “what’s next”, “how can I go bigger?” I like to push myself and that keeps me excited for the day, the in between and uncertainty is where I feel the most alive.
Go to products in your bag you can’t live without:
A Jarritos orange soda, my laptop, my cover girl yummy lip gloss, and my jar of “f***s”. No literally, I have a quirky plastic jar that is full of mini pieces of wood that are carved out and read, “F***”. I like to remind myself how unserious life is and give these out to people as a joke of how little I care in very intense situations.
How do you use Sundays to destress from work:
I used to attempt to not work on Sunday, but now I always wind up having something on a Sunday. I always prioritize cleaning and doing a re-set in my room and house every Sunday.
How would you describe yourself:
The queen of sarcasm and blunt difficult conversations. People can never tell if I am serious or being unserious. I am a very blunt person and I’d say 50% of me is walking sarcasm and 50% of me is 100% serious when I say something that may sound insane to others…and that’s okay. I like to call things how they are and I am quick to tell someone the truth even if it is hard to hear.
What is your biggest weakness and strength:
Oh God, this is my least favorite question in life. I never want to lie, but I’m always like, “What do they want me to say, ‘I’m bad at collaborating or something?” I am always trying to be open to everything and attached to nothing. A mentor taught me that once. It’s easier said than done, because I am like a walking BS detector.
I do believe there are absolutely silly questions and I am impatient. That’s what I am working on with the program I am in through Harvard Business School. Oh that sounds so pretentious and stupid that I had to go to Harvard to better my patience and leadership skills, but it’s the truth and at least I am working on it.
Many of the most inspiring leaders and founders have come through this program, and it has given me invaluable insight into both my strengths and areas for growth. I hope one day I will have new weaknesses and these ones will become my strengths as I progress and develop as a human and leader.
What’s your hidden talent that no one, not even your partner knows about:
I can eat apples with my feet?
What’s one trend you would obliterate forever:
Hmmm not sure, I don’t believe in trends. I think they always come back or can last forever depending on who you are. If people like something, who am I to stop them?
