Filmmakers
Sarah Jacobson
Birth: Aug. 25, 1971 (Norwalk, Connecticut)
Death: Feb. 13, 2004
Official Website: The Sarah Jacobson Film Grant
Major Works: Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Anymore (1997)
I Was a Teenage Serial Killer (1993)
Notes: Died at a tragically young age from uterine cancer.
Was a tireless advocate for the notion of self-distribution.
Studied with George Kuchar at the San Francisco Art Institute.
Was a producer for the Oxygen cable network.
Other Resources: IMDB: Profile
IndieWIRE: Remembering Sarah Jacobson
Video: Sarah Jacobson Interviews John Waters
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