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I'm Mel Killingsworth, a director and showrunner in Melbourne, Australia.
I've worked on feature and short films, documentaries and narrative fiction series, for national magazines and networks such as FOX, HULU, and VH1.
I am currently writing an hourlong TV show and directing a sci-fi pilot .
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![Different year, film, weather, hair, and roles, but other than that: same!
Whether she's acting [1] or producing [2], good to be back on set with @the_maddsiah](https://instagram.ftlv23-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.75761-15/501670229_18502779469010554_6075236335140058952_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=103&_nc_map=urlgen_bucketless&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=78ZUuuIGvzcQ7kNvwEXxd2L&_nc_oc=AdrRfeZK4PG0Zgt7SauoX0FV0oNsuzii21byMMWc4oabjVdqXOUsrYOxgqdpUSVCeog&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.ftlv23-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=VJOPQCvRiHVVeT5H-br_gg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQIbuTMbmqGbl9EH7tY47D7pwNBEUgSC6d23CMlYaBa7rRItxERxcS_gY8i8rqMJz_0kI1fq0xbM&oh=00_AQMIKXjQjngv4uCxpRCdxkAcpMGmqSKWhykXQkviFqo_oQ&oe=6ACC9326)
![even in a fine cut without colour or context, this is one of my favourite shots [well, two shots] I've directed recently](https://instagram.ftlv23-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.75761-15/500476022_18502246492010554_829797448021000988_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&_nc_map=urlgen_bucketless&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=fNhPCZpg_yAQ7kNvwHkRQI0&_nc_oc=Adrdxh4HnWtXQdK-mUxigJ2_jL-NLqGjZUO28EOy2H3Cz4ePJqeH5Euw-9QZUfcOzGk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.ftlv23-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=VJOPQCvRiHVVeT5H-br_gg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJGnrOdfsgZ1ixbefKUUE1JkSP7xM07CFgJtznsjp9-fe4iA7MNbab99J3id592AARrZd6ueKIs&oh=00_AQP3gVtj-C-jKAMl1krh1zFsC0L--knb63U2VuxyrHdYZg&oe=6ACC8391)

