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Sarah Spillane is a writer and director, known for True Spirit (2023), Around the Block (2014), and The Apology (2008). Sarah grew up in Sydney, Australia before relocating to Los Angeles in 2009. Sarah's debut feature film Around the Block premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013.
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Jan 31, 2023 · Director Sarah Spillane adapts the extraordinary true story of Jessica Watson into an uplifting feature film. Watson, a 16-year-old Australian teenager, became the youngest person to...
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True Spirit is a 2023 Australian biographical drama film directed by Sarah Spillane and written by Spillane, Cathy Randall, and Rebecca Banner. The film is based on the 2010 memoir of the same name by Jessica Watson, played by Teagan Croft.
Feb 1, 2023 · We had a chance to sit down with Directer & Co/Writer Sarah Spillane about her new Netflix film, True Spirit! Check out the interview here on THS!
Jan 19, 2023 · The LA-based Australian filmmaker, who hails from Manly in Sydney’s northern beaches, was so determined to authentically convey Watson’s mind frame for her circumnavigation – she went entirely off the grid in a shack in Joshua Tree, southern California to start penning the screenplay. “In my case, I didn’t trust myself on a boat.
Sarah Spillane is a writer and director, known for True Spirit (2023), Around the Block (2014), and The Apology (2008). Sarah grew up in Sydney, Australia before relocating to Los Angeles in 2009.
Feb 3, 2023 · True Spirit: Directed by Sarah Spillane. With Alyla Browne, Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Josh Lawson. The story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, the youngest person ever to sail solo nonstop around the world.
