Sally Lawton
Directing
Sally Lawton is a filmmaker and writer born in Detroit, Michigan. Her work combines documentary practice and experimental techniques. She received a BA in Digital Cinema from DePaul University (2013), and a MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2022). Her films have been exhibited at festivals, museums and galleries, including Media City Film Festival, Echo Park Film Center, Onion City Film Festival, among others. Her writing has been featured in Brink Literary Journal and her first publication On Second Thought was published by Diagram Press in 2022. She has curated programs for The Nightingale Cinema, Constellation, Cinema Borealis, and Mothlight Microcinema. She currently teaches at The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
Known for
Behind the camera12
- 2025Postpartum Film Director
- 2023Garden Variety Director
- 2022The Red Tide Director, Writer
- 2022We May Go In a Different Direction Director
- 2020Gravidity Part 1 Director, Writer
- 2019Self—Symbol Director, Writer
- 2018Sky High and the Color of Money Director, Writer
- 2018Tolerance Radiant Director, Writer
- 2017The Hard Earth Director, Writer
- 2017Patrick Worth Dying For