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Sarah Watt is a Director and Scriptwriter Australienne born on 30 august 1958 at Sydney (Australie)
Sarah Ann Watt (30 August 1958 – 4 November 2011) was an Australian film director.
Born in Sydney, Watt completed a Graduate Diploma of Film and Television (Animation) at the Swinburne Film and Television School (now VCA), Melbourne in 1990. Her student film "Catch of the Day" was to reflect the style of future work. In 1995, she directed a short film, Small Treasures, which won Best Short Film at the Venice Film Festival. In 2000, she made a program for the SBS series Swim Between the Flags called "Local Dive". It was made concurrently with another project that she was directing called "The Way of the Birds" based on the 1996 book of the same name by author Meme McDonald. She received the Australian Film Institute's award for Best Director for her 2005 film Look Both Ways.
Watt returned to the VCA School of Film and Television to teach animation and was to assist in the development of many animators including Academy Award winner Adam Eliot in 1996. Watt was instrumental in the development of scripts for all of her students, but left the School to further develop her own projects, returning on occasion as a script and final production assessor.
During the post-production of Look Both Ways, Watt was diagnosed with cancer. Her second film My Year Without Sex was released in 2009.
She died on 4 November 2011 after suffering for six years with breast and bone cancer, aged 53.
Sarah Watt was married to actor William McInnes. They had two children, Clem (b. 1993) and Stella (b. 1998).
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Sarah Watt
Born in Sydney, Watt completed a Graduate Diploma of Film and Television (Animation) at the Swinburne Film and Television School (now VCA), Melbourne in 1990. Her student film "Catch of the Day" was to reflect the style of future work. In 1995, she directed a short film, Small Treasures, which won Best Short Film at the Venice Film Festival. In 2000, she made a program for the SBS series Swim Between the Flags called "Local Dive". It was made concurrently with another project that she was directing called "The Way of the Birds" based on the 1996 book of the same name by author Meme McDonald. She received the Australian Film Institute's award for Best Director for her 2005 film Look Both Ways.
Watt returned to the VCA School of Film and Television to teach animation and was to assist in the development of many animators including Academy Award winner Adam Eliot in 1996. Watt was instrumental in the development of scripts for all of her students, but left the School to further develop her own projects, returning on occasion as a script and final production assessor.
During the post-production of Look Both Ways, Watt was diagnosed with cancer. Her second film My Year Without Sex was released in 2009.
She died on 4 November 2011 after suffering for six years with breast and bone cancer, aged 53.
Sarah Watt was married to actor William McInnes. They had two children, Clem (b. 1993) and Stella (b. 1998).
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My Year Without Sex (2009)
, 1h32Directed by Sarah Watt
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Sacha Horler, Matt Day, Travis Cotton, Roger Oakley
Rating58%
Look Both Ways (2005)
, 1h40Directed by Sarah Watt
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors William McInnes, Justine Clarke, Anthony Hayes, Lisa Flanagan, Andrew Gilbert, Maggie Dence
Rating69%
The film charts the stories of several people over a hot summer weekend in Adelaide. Photojournalist Nick (William McInnes) discovers he has testicular cancer that has spread to his lungs. On his way home he goes to the site of a train accident to report on it, and meets Meryl (Justine Clarke) an emotionally vulnerable artist, who has witnessed a man get run over by a train. Over the course of the weekend, their relationship develops sexually as another chance encounter allows them to discover more about each other; the two gradually allow themselves to let go of their fears and form a meaningful relationship.
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My Year Without Sex (2009)
, 1h32Directed by Sarah Watt
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Sacha Horler, Matt Day, Travis Cotton, Roger Oakley
Rating58%
Look Both Ways (2005)
, 1h40Directed by Sarah Watt
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors William McInnes, Justine Clarke, Anthony Hayes, Lisa Flanagan, Andrew Gilbert, Maggie Dence
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Rating69%
The film charts the stories of several people over a hot summer weekend in Adelaide. Photojournalist Nick (William McInnes) discovers he has testicular cancer that has spread to his lungs. On his way home he goes to the site of a train accident to report on it, and meets Meryl (Justine Clarke) an emotionally vulnerable artist, who has witnessed a man get run over by a train. Over the course of the weekend, their relationship develops sexually as another chance encounter allows them to discover more about each other; the two gradually allow themselves to let go of their fears and form a meaningful relationship.