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multi-award-winning director
emmy-nominated producer
artios-nominated casting director
proud filmmaker
her work
Terribly dark and snarky yet deeply heartfelt, Cayce's work is always what we want to come home to. From action-packed feature films to heartbreaking shorts, telling hard stories through big laughs, Cayce's female gaze brings a different perspective to what comedic films can be.
what's next?
happily never after
A Lifetime Original Movie
Sarah Cayce's debut feature film is probably playing at your mom's house right now. From Mar Vista Entertainment and The Line Film Co, a Lifetime Original Movie starring Erin Fredinn, Rich Holton, and Alexis Allotta. As Laura and Pete plan their dream wedding, Faith tries to rekindle a romance with the groom. When her attempts fall flat, Faith resorts to violence, convinced she and Pete are truly meant to be–and if she can’t have him, nobody can.
killing irma
Award-winning short film - Available now
Irma's not sick, she's dying and she's decided to off herself, professionally...with the help of her best friend. Irma has a terminal diagnosis, a plan, and no chill. She decides to enlist her best friend, Betty, to take her across state lines to end it all. Starring Daryl Anisfeld and Sandra Baskin, this film is available to view in its entirety. Thank you for the wonderful festival run!
about her
Sarah Cayce is an award-winning director, Emmy-nominated producer, screenwriter, and Artios-nominated casting director.
Her second feature film, OXY MORONS, is being distributed by Studio Dome and is available on Amazon, Apple TV, and more. Cayce's debut feature film, HAPPILY NEVER AFTER, can be seen on Lifetime Movie Network.
She produced and directed Jill Greenlee's debut music video GOLDEN MEADOW, the same year she released her docu-short SHE'S YOU, which is now in festival. Her debut short film, KILLING IRMA, screened at over 20 festivals in 2020. Sarah wrote, produced, and directed Killing Irma, and won seven awards for the film, including:
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Best Female Director
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Best Original Story
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Audience Choice Award
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Best Female Film.
When Sarah isn’t directing or writing, she can be found running her casting office, Compass Casting. Having cast for filmmakers like Terrence Malick to John Wells, Cayce has worked in the industry since 2008. She has commercial clients like Ford, AT&T, the NFL, and dozens more, and loves to make time for the weird independent projects that feed her soul. Whether she's casting, directing, or producing, she just wants to make cool stuff with her friends.
Outside the industry, Sarah's spending time with her brilliant wife, restoring an abandoned Air Force barracks.
Anthony C - Gaffer
I just wanted to reach out and tell you how much I appreciate the way you showed up and treated evervone everyday. A director really sets the mood/vibe on set and your beautiful, positive and playful energy really resonated throughout the whole crew. I noticed right away in the first couple of days how calm, relatively stress free and positive I was feeling on set and a huge part of that was thanks to vour leadership.
Matt M. - Actor
You have an incredibly intuitive way of explaining things to people. It was pretty mind-blowing, seeing the difference between the first take and the last take, all because of what you planted, suggested and pulled out of us. Just Goddamn impressive, is what it was.
John Pirruccello - Actor
You're like [David] Lynch, the way you give everyone direction in their own way...funny like [Bill] Hader though.
say howdy
PWM Films is the narrative production company of filmmaker Sarah Cayce. All the projects on this site are produced, written, or directed by Sarah with the help of some of her favorite filmmakers.
Get in touch for collaborations with lots of laughs along the way.
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