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SARAH STOLLMAN

Head of Screen Design, Acting Deputy Director Screen Production

Sarah Stollman has been production designing for over twenty years.  Early in her career, she had the opportunity to work in New York and throughout the States with directors including Todd Haynes, Hal Hartley, David O. Russell Kelly Reichardt, and John Waters.  She continued her career in Australia, working in film and television with directors such as Rachel Perkins, John Hughes, Jackie Chan, Lawrence Johnston, Khoa Do, Cherie Nowlan and Tony Tilse.  Her work has brought her to many places in the US, Russia and of course all over Australia.

 

Sarah's approach to design is story and character driven which is
exemplified in the manner in which she works with a director by designing the overall vision of a project consistently and immersed in detail.

 

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis and practised architecture while beginning her career in film.  Her strong knowledge of design and architecture is evident in her work.

BA Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis, 1985

 

 

 

1985-1989: Practising architect

1988-1993: Production Designer, New York

1993-present: Production Designer, Melbourne/Sydney

1995: Lecturer in Production Design at RMIT, Department of Interior Design

1998-2009: Guest Lecturer AFTRS

AFI Award Nomination, Radiance, 1998

 

 

Footy Legends, feature film, 2005, Production Designer

 

Who Killed Dr. Bogle + Mrs. Chandler, docudrama, 2005, Production Designer

 

The Cooks, TV series / 13 episodes, 2003-04, Production Designer

 

Marking Time, TV series / four part 2003 Production Designer

 

Temptation, Telemovie, 2002, Production Designer

 

One Night The Moon, feature film/ABC TV, 2000, Production Designer

 

Yolngu Boy, feature film, 1999, Production Designer

 

Soft Fruit, feature film, 1998, Production Designer

 

Radiance, feature film, 1997, Production Designer

 

Life, feature film, 1995, Production Designer

 

What I Have Written, feature film, 1995, Production Designer

 

Poison, feature film, 1989, Production Designer

 

Hairway to the Stars, short film, 1989, Production Designer

 

The Nice Guy [Jackie Chan], feature film, 1996, Art Director

 

First Strike [Jackie Chan], feature film, 1995, Art Director

 

The Unbelievable Truth, feature film, 1988, Art Director/Set Decorator

 

The Pelican Brief, feature film, 1993, Asst. Art Director

 

Serial Mom, feature film, 1993, Art Department Coordinator