Sarah Watt

Sarah Watt

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1958-08-30

  • Day of Death

    2011-11-04 (53 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Sydney, Australia.

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.

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