Sarah Nicolazzo
Directing
Biography
Sarah Nicolazzo is a dynamic stage and screen actor who brings a sensitivity and curiosity to her work. She is a graduate of the Full-time program at 16th Street Actors Studio, The Groundlings School (Core Improv Track) and holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts from The University of Melbourne (VCA). Sarah is one of the recipients of the ABC Fresh Start Initiative, which allowed her to write and perform her original Wailing Sarah comedic characters in a digital series pilot. Sarah’s onset experience in Film and TV includes LaBrea, Shantaram, The Followers and the upcoming short film SeVen from Iris Arc Pictures (Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism). Her notable stage credits include: Savage in Limbo, Sister Cities (Q44 Theatre Company), Coriolanus (Heartstring), Summerfolk (Burning House Theatre) & The Kids Are Alright (Little Ones Theatre). From 2017 to 2021 she produced and performed in a range of digital content for outlets such as Amazon Prime, Youtube, Personal Play Argentina, SeekaTv & Flixxo including the award-winning web series Maddalena and The Holiest One. In 2022 she completed a series of AFTRS directing courses with Amen Palangi (Tennessine) and Elissa Down (The Black Balloon). In 2024 Sarah made her directorial debut with the short film Run, Baby which premiered at MonsterFest. Sarah is deeply committed to representation and inclusion. She is drawn to female-driven stories that explore the psychological underpinnings of trauma, particularly through the experience of first and second-generation immigrants.
Known For
A thief left for dead goes looking for payback but her pie obsessed partner-in-crime comprises the mission.
Payback Pie
Over the course of one day, a single mother in Melbourne’s working-class west must draw on all of her resources as she confronts the ghosts of her past.
Westgate
Elena, an enigmatic woman trapped in a draining marriage, yearns for liberation from her suffocating life. Her escape plan, a glimmer of hope, takes an unforeseen turn when a co-dependent handyman prevents her exit. As she navigates the surreal demands of this uninvited guest, Elena's world spirals into a dizzying labyrinth.
Run, Baby
An overworked midwife, hollowed by an unspoken personal tragedy, is haunted by waking nightmares of an eerie presence that creeps from the shadowy bushland into the home where she lost everything.