Sara Joe Wolansky
Documentary Filmmaker Director
Trailers
Finding Fenn's Gold
Credit: Director, Producer, Cinematographer
In 2010, an eccentric millionaire published a set of clues about a secret treasure, estimated to be worth at least a million dollars, that he’d hidden in the Rocky Mountains. Inside the stranger-than-fiction search for its whereabouts.
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"Finding Fenn's Gold" in The New Yorker
The Andrew Yang Show
Credit: Director, Producer, Cinematographer
A behind the scenes political documentary about Yang’s doomed mayoral and presidential campaigns.
Premiered at DOC NYC (2021)
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"The Andrew Yang Show" in The New Yorker
The Last Conversation
Credit: Director
A son makes a surprising discovery on his elderly parents' answering machine.
600k+ YouTube Views
Premiered at DOC NYC (2019)
Silver Medal, Society of Publican Designers - Feature Video, News/Documentary (2021)
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"The Last Conversation" in The New Yorker
Documenting Death
Credit: Director, Producer
When Kim Acquaviva’s wife Kathy was diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer, the couple decided to share the day-to-day realities of her slide toward death that doctors can’t always provide.
400k+ YouTube Views
"It is a heart-wrenching account of end-of-life processes and realities... The documentary grants Brandt the dignity she deserves and pays respect to her personhood—something that is often ignored when it comes to the terminally ill. " - International Documentary Association
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"Documenting Death" in The New Yorker
After the 12-9
Credit: Director, Producer, Cinematographer
Newswomen Club of New York Front Page Awards (2021) - Best Short Form Documentary
SPD Awards Finalist (2021) - Feature Video: Documentary
SPD Awards Finalist (2021) - Feature Video: Service/Explainer
1M+ YouTube Views
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"After the 12-9" in The New Yorker
Running the NYC Marathon at Age Eighty Six
Credit: Director, Producer, Cinematographer
Ginette Bedard ran her first marathon at the age of sixty-nine, runs ten miles every day, and says that running keeps her young. Now, at eighty-six, she will be running her seventeenth New York City marathon.
600k+ YouTube views
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"Running NYC at 86" in The New Yorker
A Damn Fine Cup of Coffee
Credit: Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor
Hard-core aficionados and casual coffee-lovers have formed a new culture of specialty-coffee appreciation. From a twenty-nine-dollar cup of coffee to competitions in brewing, roasting, and tasting, you could call it an obsession.
Webby Award Winner (2020) - Video/Variety
400k+ YouTube views
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"A Damn Fine Cup of Coffee" in The New Yorker