Director

Sarah Spillane

3 films

Sarah Spillane is an Australian director and writer. Sarah grew up in Sydney, Australia before relocating to London to work for the BBC, then Los Angeles in 2009. Sarah's debut feature film Around the Block (2013) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013. Sarah won several awards for Around the Block (2013) including an Australian Director's Guild Award, and Outstanding Achievement in Direction in 2014.

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First watchTrue Spirit20237.0When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail.View film

Filmography

3 films as director

2023True SpiritDirector
2013Around the BlockDirector
2007The ManualDirector