Sarah Watt

Sarah Watt

Known for

Directing

Born

August 30, 1958

Birthplace

Sydney, Australia.

Died

November 4, 2011 (aged 53)

Biography

Sarah Watt (30 August 1958 – 4 November 2011) was an Australian film director, writer and animator. Watt received a masters' degree from the Swinburne University of Technology and was married to actor William McInnes. They have two children.

In 1995, she directed a short film, Small Treasures, which won Best Short at the Venice Film Festival. In 2000, she made a program for the SBS series Swim Between the Flags. She received the Australian Film Institute's award for Best Director for her 2005 film Look Both Ways.

Watt was diagnosed with cancer during the post-production of her film Look Both Ways.

Her second feature-length film My Year Without Sex was released in 2009.

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Best known work

Uncle
Uncle
1997
Look Both Ways
Look Both Ways
2005
My Year Without Sex
My Year Without Sex
2009
Living With Happiness
Living With Happiness
2002
Local Dive
Local Dive
2000
Catch of the Day
Catch of the Day
1990
Small Treasures
Small Treasures
1995
Garbo
Garbo
1992
The Way Of The Birds
The Way Of The Birds
2000

Filmography

  1. 2009

    My Year Without Sex

    Director, Writer

  2. 2005

    Look Both Ways

    Director, Animation, Writer

  3. 2002

    Living With Happiness

    Screenplay, Director

  4. 2000

    Local Dive

    Director, Animation

  5. 2000

  6. 1997

    Uncle

    Producer

  7. 1995

  8. 1992

    Garbo

    Title Designer

  9. 1990

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