Sara Joe Wolansky
- Known for
- 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.
Filmography
The Big Cheese 2026
Director
Finding Fenn's Gold 2022
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
The Andrew Yang Show 2021
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Documenting Death 2021
Director, Producer, Cinematography
After the 12-9 2020
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
The Last Conversation 2020
Director
Jane 2017
Assistant Editor
Credits from TMDB.