Sara Joe Wolansky
Documentary Filmmaker Director
Awards & Recognition
News & Documentary Emmys, Nominee - A Reporter's Video From Inside the Capitol Siege | 2022
American Society of Magazine Editors Award, Winner (Video) - A Reporter’s Video From Inside the Capitol Siege | 2022
Vimeo Staff Pick - Documenting Death | 2022
Newswomen's Club of New York Front Page Awards, Best Short Form Documentary - After the 12-9 | 2022
Webby Awards, Webby Winner (Video, News & Politics) - A Reporter's Video From Inside the Capitol Siege | 2022
Webby Awards, People's Voice Winner (Video, News & Politics) - A Reporter's Video From Inside the Capitol Siege | 2022
Edward R. Murrow Award, Excellence in Video - An Aerial View of New York City During a Pandemic (Supervising Producer) | 2021
Society of Publication Designers, Silver Medal (Feature Video: News/Documentary) - The Last Conversation | 2021
Society of Publication Designers, Finalist (Feature Video: News/Documentary) - After the 12-9 | 2021
Society of Publication Designers, Finalist (Feature Video: Service/Explainer) - After the 12-9 | 2021
Webby Awards, Nominee (Video Series & Channels, Documentary) - The New Yorker Documentary (Supervising Producer) | 2021
Telly Awards, Silver (Online Series-Webseries: Documentary) - The New Yorker Documentary (Supervising Producer) | 2021
Women Make Movies “Meet the Industry” Main Panelist | 2020
Telly Awards “Your Stories Defy the Limits” Featured Panelist | 2020
Telly Awards, Bronze (Online Series-Webseries: Documentary) - The New Yorker Documentary (Supervising Producer) | 2020
Big Sky Pitch Festival - Snapshots of Zember | 2020
Webby Awards, Winner (Video, Variety) - Annals of Obsession | 2020
American Documentary Film Fest Film Fund Finalist - Snapshots of Zember | 2019
Newswomen’s Club of New York Front Page Awards, Digital Video - At What Cost | 2018
American Documentary Film Festival, Best Short - Cuddling with Strangers | 2016
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Bruce Corwin Award Nominee - Tommy and David | 2016
Women’s Independent Film Festival, Best Editor - Wheels, Am American Dream | 2015
Women’s Independent Film Festival, Best Story Concept - Wheels, Am American Dream | 2015
U.S.C. First Film Festival, Best Documentary - Peace, Daal, & Partition (Editor) | 2015
During her time as Supervising Producer for The New Yorker, Sara Joe led The New Yorker Documentary series. Films she served as Supervising Producer for have won the ASME Award, Cinema Eye Award, News & Documentary Emmys, been nominated for IDA awards, and been shortlisted for the Academy Awards. | 2020 - 2021


