Sara Hallowell

Sara Hallowell is a writer/director working in film, television, and theater. She has garnered multiple awards for her short films, including recognition from directors Werner Herzog, Neil LaBute, and Wim Wenders. Her screenplays have earned dozens of competition accolades and all topped Coverfly RedList 1%.Her feature Hidden People was optioned by Creative Chaos and feature On Your Six (based on a screenplay by Lou Frederick) by FirstMarch. Her pilot Lady M. was a 2025 Tony Cox top-three finalist at the 2025 Nantucket Film Festival, is a top ten finalist at the 2025 Nashville Film Festival, a 2025 top ten finalist for Launch Pad and WritersxWriters competitions, and a WriteLA 2025 winner. Her pilot I Am the Storm (co-written with Arabella Field) was selected for Stowe Story Labs and is garnering finalist/semifinalist in multiple screenwriting competitions. Her pilot Gone Hollywood was a 2025 Austin Film Festival semi-finalist.Her play Blood Moon was developed and performed at Naked Angels, Rogue Machine Theater, and The Blank Theater. She has created commercial content for Ripple Funeral Services, New Line, Sheryl Crow, photographer Matthew Ralston, and Best Buy. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA, and the Alliance of Women Directors.She was invited to participate in Cinestory and Stowe Story Labs and in 2025, she was selected as one of twelve participants for the Meryl Streep/Nicole Kidman/Natalie Portman-supported The Writers Lab.She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and three dogs and misses her son, a college junior.