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Sarah Watt
Director 1958 - 2011

Sarah Watt

Sydney, Australia.

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... Read full bio →

Person Information

Full Name

Sarah Watt

Known For

Directing

Birthday

August 30th, 1958 00:00

Place of Birth

Sydney, Australia.

Died

November 4th, 2011 00:00 (aged 53)

TMDB ID

79684

IMDb ID

nm0915016

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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