He has directed films such as World Debut, executive produced by Tony Hawk, a sports documentary about how the skateboarding, surfing, and climbing subcultures eventually made their way to the Olympics.

[1] Sax's 2018 documentary series Far From Home,[2] produced for the Olympic Channel and Snapchat,[3] won three Telly Awards, including Gold in video web-series.

Sax was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, but started his filmmaking education at a young age when he moved to Park City, Utah.

[12] After his short documentary film 88 and Sunny screened at the Metropolitan Pavilion red-carpet gala for the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Sax went on to pursue directing in the unscripted space.

[17] 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.