Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sabina Vajrača immigrated to Florida, USA, as a child war refugee. 

A natural storyteller, she began working in theatre as a teenager, eventually receiving a BFA in Theatre Directing and Stage Management, and starting her career in NYC theatre. Her work focused on devised theatre and movement/experimental approach to Shakespeare and other Classics, and played at The Lincoln Center, SITI Company, and Shakespeare & Company.

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Her first film, the critically-acclaimed feature documentary BACK TO BOSNIA, premiered at AFI Fest, and screened at 30+ festivals worldwide, winning Director’s Choice at Crossroads, and the highly competitive MSN/Visa Ideas Happen Award, before landing on multiple streaming platforms, including Amazon. It was a Variety Critic's Pick, and was featured in BBC’s "Top 100 of the Greatest Films Directed by Women." 

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Since then, she wrote, directed, and produced over a dozen short films; the music video for Nouvelle Vague’s BELA LUGOSI’S DEAD; commercials for ESPN and IFP Media Center; and wrote multiple award-winning short and feature screenplays.

Her most notable films include the Warner Bros./USC period feature VOODOO MACBETH, whose numerous accolades include Best Director awards at Catalina and Charlotte Black Film Festivals; short drama VARIABLES, which won the Alfred P. Sloan Grant and DGA SFA Grand Prize, and was nominated for the Student Academy Award, HUMANITAS Prize, and Student BAFTA; and her 2024 Academy Awards contender SEVAP/MITZVAH, which screened at 20+ festivals worldwide, and won 10 awards, including the HUMANITAS Prize and the Claims Conference Grant. It's currently streaming on Short Frame and being turned into a feature.  ​

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Outside of her projects, she assisted writer/director Max Mayer on his Sundance-winning drama ADAM, starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne;