Sally Aitken

Biography

Sally Aitken is an Australian documentary film and television director, writer and producer. She has been nominated for two Emmys: in 2018 at the International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming for the documentary film David Stratton: A Cinematic Life, and at the 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards for the documentary Playing With Sharks in 2022.

Directed

1. Shark Beach with Chris Hemsworth (2021) — Director
2. Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles (2023) — Director
3. Playing with Sharks (2021) — Director
4. David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017) — Director
5. Every Little Thing (2025) — Director
6. The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook (2018) — Director
7. Warrior Empire: The Mughals of India (2006) — Director
8. Au bonheur des dames, l'invention du grand magasin (2011) — Director
9. Colonial House (2004) — Director
10. Inconceivable: The Secret Business of Breeding Humans (2022) — Director
11. Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?" (2015) — Director
12. Nolan: The Man and the Myth (2018) — Director
13. Hummingbirds of Hollywood (2025) — Director
14. David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema (2017) — Director
15. Streets of Your Town (2016) — Director
16. The Pool (2019) — Director
17. Books That Made Us (2021) — Director