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Stylish and strange enough to mark Sarah Louise Wilson and Neal Thibedeau as helmers to watch.

-Variety

Bio

Sarah Louise Wilson is an artist based in California. She writes, directs, teaches, paints, and sometimes acts. Her courage puts her on an edge that cannot be fabricated; instead, it is a natural part of who she is and what she stands for. 

 

She co-founded Stella Bella Productions with Mercedes LeAnza in 2006.  There, she penned and starred in her pseudo-autobiographical romantic comedy “Jelly”, starring Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is the New Black) and Hollywood icon Ed McMahon. The script alone attracted name talent and funded the film into release. After screening in competition at several renowned film festivals, the film went on to win four Accolade awards and is represented by Cinetic Media. It has since been released on Netflix, Fancast, Hulu, PBS, and The Sundance Channel. The second film for Stella Bella Productions was The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue. The film premiered at the HBO Latino Film Festival. It stars Mercedes LeAnza, Steve Talley, Lin Shaye, Ashley Fink, Caroline LeDuc, Ignacio Serricchio, Vanessa Libertad Garcia, and Merrill Davis.

 

Throughout her career, Sarah taught, wrote, and directed short films, plays, music videos, documentaries— Anything she could get her hand on. In early 2016, when Sarah was living in Almaty, Kazakhstan, she shot“No Exit”, a feature film, shot entirely on location. The movie went on to win multiple awards.

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Sarah is a 2023 Creative Corp Grant Recipient. With this grant, she will write a new musical about the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic specifically highlighting stories from the people in San Bernardino County. 

 

She has been featured in Up the Staircase Quarterly, Isotrope - Art, Changing Wxman Collective, Peatsmoke Journal, Variant Literature, Drunk Monkeys, The Huffington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Indiewire, Cosmopolitan, Variety, Diversions LA, Tengri News, Esquire, and The Bookends Review, and Decamp Journal.

 

Her plays have been performed at The Walt Disney REDCAT Theatre, California Institute of the Arts, and Artishok Theatre in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 

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Official Selection

HBO Latino Film

Festival

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Official Selection

Ozark

Film Festival

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Official Selection

Frameline

2010

Official Selection

Ann Arbor

2011

Official Selection

Amsterdam

2011

Official Selection

Kommunales

Kino

2011

Official Selection

Montreal LGBT

2011

Official Selection

Queersicht LGBT

2011

Official Selection

Reelout Kingston

2011

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Official Selection

Connecticut

2011

Official Selection

Fresno Reel Pride

2011

Official Selection

Milwaukee

2012

Official Selection

Queerfilm

2012

Official Selection

Cannes Short

Corner

Official Selection

San Diego LGBT

2011

Official Selection

Paris LGBT

2012

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Official Selection

Seattle LGBT

2012

Official Selection

San Diego 

Black Film Fes.

Official Selection

San Francisco

Black Film Fes.

Official Selection

Montreal IBFF

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Official Selection

WIFF

2010

Official Selection

TIFF

2010

Official Selection

HorrorHound 

2019

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