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Sally Lawton

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

The Red Tide

The Red Tide

2022
The Individual

The Individual

2025
Gravidity Part 1

Gravidity Part 1

2020
Self—Symbol

Self—Symbol

2019
Tolerance Radiant

Tolerance Radiant

2018
Sky High and the Color of Money

Sky High and the Color of Money

2018
The Hard Earth

The Hard Earth

2017
The Garden of Delights

The Garden of Delights

2014
California Psych

California Psych

2015
Patrick Worth Dying For

Patrick Worth Dying For

2017

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Postpartum Film

    Director

  2. 2025

  3. 2023

  4. 2022

    The Red Tide

    Director, Writer

  5. 2022

  6. 2020

    Gravidity Part 1

    Director, Writer

  7. 2019

    Self—Symbol

    Director, Writer

  8. 2018

  9. 2018

    Tolerance Radiant

    Director, Writer

  10. 2017

    The Hard Earth

    Director, Writer

  11. 2017

    Patrick Worth Dying For

    Director, Writer

  12. 2015

    California Psych

    Director, Writer

  13. 2014

    The Garden of Delights

    Director, Writer

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