Biography
Sarah Feeley is an award-winning filmmaker whose work focuses on themes of identity and belonging. Sarah directs, writes and produces for film, television, and advertising.
Sarah directed Raising Ryland for CNN Films. The documentary takes viewers on a gripping journey inside the transgender experience as lived by a five-year old boy and his two loving parents. Sarah is the creator of My Side of the Sky (Hulu) an action sports documentary series that premiered as the #1 sports show (Adults 18-24).
Sarah began her career in nonfiction as a producer and executive, where she worked on the PBS series This Emotional Life for Vulcan Productions, The Freedom Files, a PBS series about civil liberties, and the two highly acclaimed feature documentaries, Wal-Mart and Iraq for Sale, for Brave New Films.
In fiction, Sarah's credits include the Academy Award-nominated Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. In advertising, Sarah has directed, written and produced for the world's biggest brands, like Coca-Cola, Subway, Always, Volkswagen, Polaroid and JW Marriott.
Sarah made her start in the entertainment business at Sony Pictures Entertainment working on tent-pole releases and evergreen franchises like: Godzilla, Men In Black, Stuart Little, As Good As It Gets, Dawson's Creek, The Mask Of Zorro, Starship Troopers, Wheel Of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Bewitched and I Dream Of Jeannie.
Sarah holds an MFA from USC's Peter Stark Program. She graduated from Boston College with a degree in History. Sarah is a 2016-2018 ABC/Disney CTDI Program Director, a 2016 GOOD 100 Honoree, a Sundance Institute alumna, and the former co-chair of USC's Women of Cinematic Arts.
