Sally Lawton
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.
Acting
Crew
Movie
Gravidity Part 1
Director
2020
Self—Symbol
Director
2019
The Hard Earth
Director
2017
Movie
The Garden of Delights
Director
2014
Patrick Worth Dying For
Director
2017
Sky High and the Color of Money
Director
2018
California Psych
Writer
2015
Tolerance Radiant
Writer
2018
Movie
The Red Tide
Director
2022
Movie
Garden Variety
Director
2023
We May Go In a Different Direction
Director
2022
Movie
Postpartum Film
Director
2025