Sarah Kerruish

Sarah Kerruish is a Manx documentary director, producer and writer based in London.

Early life and education

Kerruish grew up in Ballasalla, Isle of Man.[1][2] Kerruish attended Ballasalla Primary School and Castle Rushen High School.[3] She won the Ella Olesen scholarship to study at the University of Idaho, before moving back to London.[2]

Career

In 1994, Kerruish was part of the team that created the documentary series Moon Shot, which won the Peabody Award and a Primetime Emmy nomination.[4] In 1998, she directed the documentary, Dreams Spoken Here, about deaf children learning to speak.[5] She created a short film about the technical team in the White House during their last few days under the administration of Barack Obama.[2] In 2018, she co-directed the documentary General Magic with Matt Maude, about the start-up company, General Magic, that was founded in 1989.[6] Kerruish recorded footage at the company in 1992 for a promotional video, which was used in the documentary.[7]

Personal life

Kerruish lives in London.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1994 Moon Shot Writer
1998 Dreams Spoken Here Director
2000 Miss Rumphius Producer[8]
2018 General Magic Director, writer, producer

References

  1. ^ "General Magic's Manx connection". Manx Radio. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Manx Magic: Sarah Kerruish to showcase award-winning film". Gef The Mongoose. 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b Wade, Mike (3 February 2019). "'I am somebody that wants to bring ideas'". Isle of Man Today. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (12 July 1994). "Moon Shot". Variety. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
    - "Moon Shot". Peabody Awards. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
    - "Sarah Kerruish". Television Academy. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ^ Loewenstein, Lael (7 December 1998). "Dreams Spoken Here". Variety. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ^ Schager, Nick (9 May 2019). "Film Review: 'General Magic'". Variety. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
    - Robertson, Adi (22 April 2018). "General Magic is a nostalgic film about the '90s startup that imagined the smartphone". The Verge. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. ^ Ebiri, Bilge (11 July 2019). "'General Magic' Review: A Startup Before Its Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ^ Miss Rumphius. Seattle Public Library. 2000.
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