The Release (2026)
A short comedy-drama exploring family tension, emotional release, and the moments that quietly change us.
Recently completed in Western Australia. Currently in festival submissions, including Tropfest 2026.

Opa-Pappou (2024)

A tender, tri-lingual (English / German / Greek) coming-of-age drama about a young girl navigating guilt, superstition, and loss after a family tragedy.
Awards
- Jury Award – Best Short Screenplay, London Women Film Festival 2025
- Global Shorts - Winner Award of Excellence 2025
Official Selections / Nominations
- Canada International Children's Film Festival 2025 - World Premiere
- Semi-Finalist Flickers' Rhodes Island International Film Festival 2025
- Indie European Cinema & Screenplay Festival (Nominee)
- Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2025 (in consideration)
- Multiple international festival selections (results pending)
Waves (2022)
A sweet and sardonic two-minute comedy about two old friends, Sam and Ethel, reconnecting over a drinking game at their local beach.
Awards
- Best Female Filmmaker – FilmOneFest (Atlantic Highlands, NJ)
- Best 2-Minute Film – Canberra Short Film Festival
- Best Super Short – Cannes World Film Festival
- Best Director (Super Short) – Cannes World Film Festival
- Best Acting Duo – Cannes World Film Festival
- Best Director – Brussels Short Film Festival
- Best Cinematography (Short Film) – LA Cinematography Awards
- Best Editing (Short Film) – LA Cinematography Awards
- Best Cheery Film – Short Film Factory
- Best Short Form Film – Feedback Female Film Festival
- Best Script – Stockholm Short Festival
Official Selections / Finalist
Uppsala Short Film Festival, Flickerfest, CinefestOZ, Berlin Lift-Off (Finalist), Sydney Lift-Off, LA Comedy 365, Berlin Indie Film Festival, Mirada Corta (Finalist), Short Filmz (Finalist), Tokyo Shorts (Semi-Finalist), NY International Women Festival (Semi-Finalist), Cannes Indie Shorts (Semi-Finalist)
Danger Spot (2004)
A sharp comedy about a date gone wrong in the search for the “perfect spot.”
Shot on Super 16mm with a professional crew.
Official Selection
- Tropfest 2004 – Best of the Rest (Top 50 of 760 entries)
Sweetest Ride (1998)
A playful short inspired by a gambler’s misadventures in Las Vegas.
Shot on DV with friends and entered into Tropfest 1998.
Hackfleisch (1997)
A darkly comic three-minute short about Norman preparing dinner for his mother - mince being her favourite.
Shot on 16mm using short ends.
Film Markets / Sales
- Sold to Canal+ (France & Benelux) for a special Hitchcock 100th birthday program
Official Selections
- Brisbane Schlock Film Festival
- Horror Video Festivals (Australia & Germany)
Walk on the Wild Side (1997)
Based on a true story about a teenager working in a sex shop in Rockhampton and the wild assumptions made by everyone around her.
Co-written with Robyn Evans.
Official Selection
- Finalist – Fast Film Competition, Brisbane International Film Festival
The Day of the Rat (1996)
A short drama about a young woman whose search for love is guided by tarot cards and astrology with mixed results.
Official Selection
- Finalist – Fast Film Competition, Brisbane International Film Festival
EDUCATION (Selected)
- Bachelor of Screen Production – Griffith University (1990–1993)
- Director’s Workshop – George Whaley, AFTRS (1994)
- Acting for Directors – Linda Davies, AFTRS (1997)
- Producing Animation – AFTRS (2012)
- Writing for Television – AFTRS (2013)
- A–Z Budgeting – AFTRS (2020)
TV, Film & Theatre CREDITED ROLES
2022 “Last Days of the Space Age” - Ep.8 Angela Meyer
2021 “Total Control” Series 2 - Ep.4 Australian Electorate Officer
2020 “Les Norton” - Ep.5 Sunbather
2003 “White Collar Blue” Series 2 - Ep.22 Kiki
1998 “Waste” Feature - Sperm Donor Nurse
1988 “Blythe Spirit” Brisbane Theatre Group - Edith the Maid
1985-1986 “Das Alte Land” Staatstheater Darmstadt, Germany - Young Daughter
1980-1984 Actor in an amateur Theatre Group Germany “Die Sandbach Mimen”
1982-1984 Actor in Theatre Group at Viktoria Schule (High School Germany)