Sally Aitken

Sally Aitken

Known for

Directing

Biography

Sally Aitken is an Australian documentary film and television director, writer and producer. She has been nominated for two Emmys: in 2018 at the International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming for the documentary film David Stratton: A Cinematic Life, and at the 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards for the documentary Playing With Sharks in 2022.

Best known work

Shark Beach with Chris Hemsworth
Shark Beach with Chris Hemsworth
2021
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023
Playing with Sharks
Playing with Sharks
2021
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
2017
Every Little Thing
Every Little Thing
2025
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
2018
Warrior Empire: The Mughals of India
Warrior Empire: The Mughals of India
2006
Au bonheur des dames, l'invention du grand magasin
Au bonheur des dames, l'invention du grand magasin
2011
Getting Frank Gehry
Getting Frank Gehry
2015
The Week the Women Went
The Week the Women Went
2008

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Hummingbirds of Hollywood

    Director, Writer

  2. 2025

  3. 2023

    Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

    Executive Producer, Producer, Writer, Director

  4. 2022

  5. 2021

    Books That Made UsTV

    Director

  6. 2021

  7. 2021

    Playing with Sharks

    Director, Writer

  8. 2019

    The PoolTV

    Writer, Director

  9. 2018

  10. 2018

  11. 2017

  12. 2017

  13. 2016

    Streets of Your TownTV

    Director, Writer

  14. 2015

  15. 2015

  16. 2011

  17. 2008

  18. 2006

  19. 2004

    Colonial HouseTV

    Director

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