ABOUT
Sister Duo, Ella and Sydney Moriarty, formed Sachwheel productions in 2024 after co-writing and co-directing their first feature length project. Down and Out with Donna Detweiler: The Legacy of Sachwheel (2024).
The two have made several projects individually and together including Ricky Robot, Andromeda, and Let It Out by Lourde. They both have plans to write, direct, and produce more work together, exploring different genres and mediums.
Photo by Maisy Hopkins
Photos by Ingrid Franz Moriarty
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Ella Tatum Moriarty, born July 30th, 2003, is a multidisciplinary artist who grew up on a farm in Dundee, Oregon. She is set to graduate from the University of Oregon in the spring of 2026 with a Bachelors Degree in Cinema Studies and a Minor in Dance. Her first large scale dance film, Andromeda, made it into the 2025 Mobile Dance Film Festival in New York City. She is eager to create and is always generating new ideas that combine her passion for film, photography, and dance.
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Sydney Moriarty, born July 28th, 2005 is a multidisciplinary artist who grew up in Los Angeles and Dundee, Oregon. She attended a film photography program at George Fox University and took several theatre and art courses at Linfield University. She is a self taught ceramic sculptor and musician. She composed the scores for projects including, Down and Out with Donna Detweiler, Ricky Robot, and Let It Out by Lourde. She loves creating art of all kinds and is dedicated a filmmaker, photographer, performer, composer, and writer.