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Sara Joe Wolansky

EN cinema · 7 credits

Sara Joe Wolansky is a documentary director and Emmy-nominated producer whose films depict stranger-than-fiction stories, grounded in genuine empathy. She rose to prominence as the Senior Video Producer at The New Yorker, helping to build The New Yorker's Oscar-nominated documentary brand from the ground up while directing her own award-winning & widely viewed short films. She has also produced for Bloomberg, VICE, and on other feature documentaries. She holds a MFA in Film & TV Production from the University of Southern California, and a BA in Sociology from Harvard.

Known for

Filmography

The Big Cheese poster

The Big Cheese

EN · 2026Not rated

Director

Finding Fenn's Gold poster

Finding Fenn's Gold

EN · 2022Not rated

Director, Producer, Director of Photography

The Andrew Yang Show poster

The Andrew Yang Show

EN · 2021Not rated

Director, Cinematography, Producer

Documenting Death poster

Documenting Death

EN · 2021Not rated

Director, Producer, Cinematography

The Last Conversation poster

The Last Conversation

EN · 2020Not rated

Director

After the 12-9 poster

After the 12-9

EN · 2020Not rated

Director, Producer, Director of Photography

Jane poster

Jane

EN · 20177.5

Assistant Editor