
Sally Lawton
Known for
Directing
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Sally Lawton is a filmmaker and writer born in Detroit, Michigan. Her work combines documentary practice and experimental techniques. She received a BA in Digital Cinema from DePaul University (2013), and a MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2022). Her films have been exhibited at festivals, museums and galleries, including Media City Film Festival, Echo Park Film Center, Onion City Film Festival, among others. Her writing has been featured in Brink Literary Journal and her first publication On Second Thought was published by Diagram Press in 2022. She has curated programs for The Nightingale Cinema, Constellation, Cinema Borealis, and Mothlight Microcinema. She currently teache...
Best known work
Filmography
2025
Postpartum FilmDirector
2025
2023
Garden VarietyDirector
2022
The Red TideDirector, Writer
2022
2020
Gravidity Part 1Director, Writer
2019
Self—SymbolDirector, Writer
2018
Sky High and the Color of MoneyDirector, Writer
2018
Tolerance RadiantDirector, Writer
2017
The Hard EarthDirector, Writer
2017
Patrick Worth Dying ForDirector, Writer
2015
California PsychDirector, Writer
2014
The Garden of DelightsDirector, Writer



