Sarah Watt

Personal information

Known for: Directing
Known credits: 9
Gender: Female
Born: August 30, 1958
Died: November 4, 2011
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.

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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