Sarah Watt
Directing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sarah Watt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
During one unusually hot weekend, four friends struggle after hearing some life-changing news.
Look Both Ways
Comedy about two Australian garbage collectors starring Los Trios Ringbarkus.
Garbo
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
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
A nephew recalls the sometimes-lonely and often-eccentric life of his beloved uncle.
Uncle
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
In this animated short, a pregnant woman imagines the worst domestic disasters befalling her unborn child.
Small Treasures
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.