Lara Van Der Merwe

Lara Van Der Merwe

Lara is our Operations Assistant, collaborating closely with Leïla and the crew on all things production-related. Her first real introduction to working at Sealand involved falling off a deck during a campaign shoot. Since then, she’s been banned from all shoots for her own safety, though she insists "the deck wasn’t that high" and "the bushes were flat before she landed on them."

Born in South Africa, Lara spent 10 years living in Belgium and Singapore before returning to attend university at Stellenbosch. She loves a good system and process but also enjoys a good chat.

Two defining characteristics of Lara are her family-first attitude and her obsession with dogs. In her free time, she's always on the hunt for a sweet treat and, on a good day, might even go for a run. She loves beach days and secretly indulges in reality TV to unwind in the evenings, though she’ll never admit it.

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