Cole Sax

Additionally, his short documentary film Second Sight won the Norman Vaughan Indomitable Spirit Award at the Mountainfilm festival, and also a silver for directing at the Telly Awards.

• Name — Cole Sax • Birthplace — Atlanta, Georgia, United States • Occupation — Film director and producer • Notable Works — World Debut and Dear Class of 2020

Sax was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, but started his filmmaking education at a young age when he moved to Park City, Utah. He attended Park City Academy and graduated from Park City High School, then went on to study film at the University of Utah.

Sax began his career when he was 16 while working for InSync Plus, a motion picture company in Los Angeles. When he was 18, he won his first Clio Key Art Award for the TV spot he edited for the feature film, The Art of Getting By. A short documentary film that he created in high school, 88 and Sunny, screened at the Metropolitan Pavilion red-carpet gala for the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Sax has directed films in various parts of the world, including Malaysia, India, the Philippines, and Argentina. He has produced documentaries and content for the Nike and Facebook. Sax has also received the Mountainfilm Spirit Award for his documentary work. Together with Boardwalk Pictures, Sax directed and produced the 2018 documentary series Far From Home, which features athletes trying to get to the Olympic Games. Additionally, Sax has conducted filmmaking workshops at U.S. embassies in various countries. He has also worked together with organizations such as the Obama Foundation and Khan Academy to produce documentaries such as Dear Class of 2020, a 2020 YouTube Originals film that has been nominated for the Emmy Awards. In 2021, Sax co-directed the feature-length documentary film World Debut for YouTube Originals, which documents skateboarders, surfers, and climbers as the sports are added to competition in the Olympic Games.

Sax is based in both Salt Lake City, Utah and Los Angeles, California.

Cole Sax's filmography: • Year — Title — Type — Credits • 2021 — World Debut — documentary — director; creative director; executive producer • 2020 — Dear Class of 2020 — video — segment director; creative director; executive producer • 2019 — Second Sight — documentary short — director; executive producer / producer • North Country — short — story producer • 2018 — Far From Home — TV documentary series — director; executive producer; co-editor • In Searching — second unit cinematographer • 2017 — Forward: Women's March on Washington — short — director; producer; editor; writer • 2014 — Far from Home: Uganda to the Tetons — documentary — additional camera • 2011 — 88 and Sunny — video short — director; producer; editor; writer; cinematographer