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Sarah Kerruish is a documentary director, producer, and writer.

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Early life and career

Kerruish grew up on the Isle of Man. [1] She attended the University of Idaho, before moving back to London. [1] In 1994, she was part of the team that created the documentary series Moon Shot, which won the Peabody Award and a Primetime Emmy nomination. [2] In 1998, she directed the documentary Dreams Spoken Here, about deaf children learning to speak. [3] She created a short film about the technical team in the White House during their last few days under the administration of Barack Obama. [1] In 2018, she co-directed the documentary General Magic with Matt Maude, about the start-up company General Magic that was founded in 1989. [4] Kerruish recorded footage at the company in 1992 for a promotional video, which was used in the documentary. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1994 Moon Shot Writer
1998Dreams Spoken HereDirector
2000 Miss Rumphius Producer [6]
2018 General Magic Director, writer, producer

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