Biografia
She has been writing and directing in Canada since 1999 when she made her directorial debut with short films. She wrote, directed and produced, Don’t Think Twice, starring Tom McCamus and Jennifer Podemski and then The Best Day of My Life. In 2001, she wrote, directed and co‐produced, I Shout Love, starring Kristen Thomson, who won an Actra Award for her performance in the short. The film also won a 2003 Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama. In 2002, Sarah wrote and directed The Harp, one of the episodes of “The Shields Stories” for television.
In 2007, Sarah wrote and directed Away From Her, starring Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, and Olympia Dukakis, adapted from the Alice Munro short story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain.” In addition to two Academy Award® nominations (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress), Away From Her garnered a long list of awards including the London Critics Circle Film Award (British Actress of the Year), Los Angeles Film Critics Association (New Generations Award), National Board of Review (Best Actress), National Society of Film Critics (Best Actress), New York Film Critics Circle (Best First Film, Best Actress), Online Film Critics Society (Breakthrough Filmmaker, Best Actress. Additionally, Away From Her earned a Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, SAG Award (Best Actress), Golden Globe (Best Actress), seven Genie Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Directors Guild of Canada (Best Feature Film, Best Direction) and Best Feature Film from the Writers Guild of Canada.
Joe's Daughter Inc.
Atriz
Filmes | |
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2010 |
Trigger |
2009 |
Splice |
Sr. Ninguém |
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2005 |
Beowulf & Grendel - A Lenda dos Vikings |
Don't Come Knocking |
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La vida secreta de las palabras |
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2004 |
O Renascer dos Mortos |
Siblings |
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Sugar |
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The I Inside |
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2003 |
Luck |
My Life Without Me |
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The Event |
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2001 |
Beatrice e o Monstro |
2000 |
Love Come Down |
The Claim |
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The Law of Enclosures |
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The Weight of Water |
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1999 |
Go - A Vida Começa às 3 da Manhã |
Guinevere |
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The Life Before This |
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eXistenZ |
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1998 |
Jerry and Tom |
Last Night |
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White Lies (filme de TV) |
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1997 |
O Futuro Radioso |
The Hanging Garden |
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The Planet of Junior Brown |
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1996 |
Children First! |
Joe's So Mean to Josephine |
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1994 |
Exotica |
Take Another Look (filme de TV) |
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1990 |
Lantern Hill (filme de TV) |
1989 |
Babar: The Movie |
1988 |
A Fantástica Aventura do Barão |
1987 |
A Grande Cidade |
Blue Monkey |
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Hands of a Stranger (filme de TV) |
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Heaven on Earth (filme de TV) |
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Prettykill |
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1985 |
One Magic Christmas |
Séries | ||
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2008 |
John Adams |
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Peacefield (E07) |
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Unnecessary War (E06) |
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Unite or Die (E05) |
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Reunion (E04) |
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1996 |
Straight Up |
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1994 |
Road to Avonlea |
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The Minister’s Wife (S05E13) |
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Enter Prince Charming (S05E12) |
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Strictly Melodrama (S05E05) |
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mais episódios (2) | ||
1993 |
Road to Avonlea |
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Hearth and Home (S04E13) |
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Home Movie (S04E12) |
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The Disappearance (S04E11) |
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mais episódios (9) | ||
1992 |
Road to Avonlea |
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Old Friends, Old Wounds (S03E13) |
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The Calamitous Courting of Hetty King (S03E12) |
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High Society (S03E11) |
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mais episódios (10) | ||
1991 |
Road to Avonlea |
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Misfits and Miracles (S02E13) |
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A Mother's Love (S02E12) |
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It's Just a Stage (S02E11) |
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mais episódios (6) | ||
1990 |
Road to Avonlea |
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Nothing Endures But Change (S01E13) |
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The Blue Chest of Arabella King (S01E12) |
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Felicity's Challenge (S01E11) |
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mais episódios (14) | ||
1988 |
Ramona |
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Sexta-Feira 13 - i.a. |
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Bottle of Dreams - i.a. (S01E26) |
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1987 |
Sexta-Feira 13 |
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The Inheritance (S01E01) |
Documentário | |
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2014 |
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women |
2012 |
Histórias Que Contamos |
2008 |
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen |
2006 |
Wrath of Gods |
2004 |
Surviving the Dawn |
Curta-metragem | |
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2003 |
Dermott's Quest |
2000 |
This Might Be Good |
1991 |
Johann's Gift to Christmas (filme de TV) |
Argumentista
Filmes | |
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2022 |
A Voz Das Mulheres |
2011 |
Notas de Amor |
2006 |
Away from Her |
Séries | ||
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2019 |
À Procura de Alaska |
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2017 |
Alias Grace |
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Episode 6 (E06) |
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Episode 5 (E05) |
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Episode 4 (E04) |
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mais episódios (3) | ||
2004 |
The Shields Stories |
Documentário | |
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2012 |
Histórias Que Contamos |
Curta-metragem | |
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2001 |
I Shout Love |
1999 |
Don't Think Twice |
The Best Day of My Life |
Realizadora
Filmes | |
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2022 |
A Voz Das Mulheres |
2011 |
Notas de Amor |
2006 |
Away from Her |
2002 |
All I Want for Christmas |
Séries | |
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2020 |
Hey Lady! |
2004 |
The Shields Stories |
Documentário | |
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2012 |
Histórias Que Contamos |
Curta-metragem | |
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2001 |
I Shout Love |
1999 |
Don't Think Twice |
The Best Day of My Life |
Produtora
Séries | |
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2017 |
Alias Grace |
Episode 6 (E06) |
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Episode 5 (E05) |
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Episode 4 (E04) |
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Episode 3 (E03) |
Artista
Programas | |
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2023 |
38th Film Independent Spirit Awards |
80th Golden Globe Awards |
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2008 |
The 80th Annual Academy Awards |
2005 |
Buenafuente |
Entertainment Tonight Canada |
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1997 |
Corazón de... |
1996 |
El magacine |