Sara Joe Wolansky
Directing
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
Behind the camera7
- 2026The Big Cheese Director
- 2022Finding Fenn's Gold Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- 2021The Andrew Yang Show Director, Cinematography, Producer
- 2021Documenting Death Director, Producer, Cinematography
- 2020After the 12-9 Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- 2020The Last Conversation Director
- 2017Jane Assistant Editor