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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://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/501670229_18502779469010554_6075236335140058952_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=akLXt6ffXoUQ7kNvwHQ-Wwl&_nc_oc=Ado9j8-gvxOLF7qBFEr1dbEGo9sxxJILBLusGb7l_k6tpNj4kAcCFWIJRVl_fR9gplQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=VO21H2W-s6FoECk-2sc_2w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQHE71AR7S1lbOsDPk6ZYo0YZVWcH8qlMFEOBeBCG41Kv6SHI-disXCnVUwftPsoTe387LkTNeip&oh=00_Af53aHhoC3O89M3V108BIg4JiM0CFMaXquFzF5BmY3x6xg&oe=6A038666)
![even in a fine cut without colour or context, this is one of my favourite shots [well, two shots] I've directed recently](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/500476022_18502246492010554_829797448021000988_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=2pp0VyfMTc8Q7kNvwHaUkGb&_nc_oc=AdrrXL0FX6pqntQsoIy3m9EMrt9yPAs7_kq22UlQqtSW8djToIuTyd5IKkhtC4lZIyQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=VO21H2W-s6FoECk-2sc_2w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQFRAC9D0TMsBwJUhbVRvEEQI0Iblw7NlhHcP32VR9fhXRsZ2vxQSgnvmCBdP2SchLUu7PfSHOzR&oh=00_Af4IQfdyd2BG1-cck3geEFhSCJVHYMAUCihQyDyAHRu86w&oe=6A0376D1)

