Sarah Watt

Directing

Sarah Watt

Born — Died

1958-08-30 — 2011-11-04

Place of birth

Sydney, Australia.

Known for

Directing

Credits

13 titles

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. Description above…

Known for

Behind the camera

Look Both Ways poster
6.1

During one unusually hot weekend, four friends struggle after hearing some life-changing news.

Look Both Ways

2005

Look Both Ways poster
6.1

During one unusually hot weekend, four friends struggle after hearing some life-changing news.

Look Both Ways

2005

My Year Without Sex poster
5.1

A tender story from Australia highlights the realistic ups and downs of an Australian family in the year following a parent's emergency medical procedure.

My Year Without Sex

2009

My Year Without Sex poster
5.1

A tender story from Australia highlights the realistic ups and downs of an Australian family in the year following a parent's emergency medical procedure.

My Year Without Sex

2009

Uncle poster
6.7

A nephew recalls the sometimes-lonely and often-eccentric life of his beloved uncle.

Uncle

1997

Local Dive poster
6.0

A socially awkward girl uses the local swimming pool as a wormhole into fantasy. She dives underwater where she imagines herself as a marine creature, alternately graceful and predatory. (As described by Simon Sellars, 2008) Created as part of the SBS series "Swim Between the Flags" in 2002.

Local Dive

2000

No artwork available
7.0

In this animated short, a pregnant woman imagines the worst domestic disasters befalling her unborn child.

Small Treasures

1995

Catch of the Day poster
10.0

The bright, beautiful and spontaneous ocean is something to wallow in. A young girl plays in the ocean and with the fishes. A dashing surfer rides up on his white steed and declares 'I've come - you'll never have to chop onions again!' Jane wakes up from her dream (or was it a nightmare?) Working at the fish market, she endures the sexual innuendo and double entendres from male customers and fellow workers alike. When matters come to a head, she cleverly takes the situation into her own hands and offers a unique solution to unsolicited sexual advances... An impressionistic animation.

Catch of the Day

1990

No artwork available
10.0

Knowing you are happy means knowing your happiness could be snatched away at any time, which doesn’t make you very happy.

Living With Happiness

2002

No artwork available
10.0

Knowing you are happy means knowing your happiness could be snatched away at any time, which doesn’t make you very happy.

Living With Happiness

2002

No artwork available
NR

Shark – Australia (The Web)

1993

The Way Of The Birds poster
NR

Based on the 1996 book of the same name by author Meme McDonald.

The Way Of The Birds

2000

No artwork available
NR

Deep Dive

1990