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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-lhr6-2.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=qFv2-IGFVJgQ7kNvwGVWHut&_nc_oc=AdqNk7lruF4rsHLvWUaTFBgh9oMtY1FtVz-xpEnEb4d28M96WVvVxhbXrAsPVtPhk70&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=gIv526vgJAaaHKq4j3MZwg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQLgIAKHRRoVFPjinTsFxh4MPHRQmwWkcKsiB8OhM9E8dlzRysGAkK5ZsoFgziDls4eGJ9JRxw94&oh=00_AQNbJdM8eDJ5yTFs1t1jhzd0--w1OwDkkTwIqX8Ntyzx7w&oe=6AE21BA6)
![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-lhr6-1.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=1awZc1aXeW4Q7kNvwEIup_e&_nc_oc=AdomE_LhdGVpIJD7gIcoXi2Zmu6FNi3Nryt_cJ1y3ZIe3pIr2G48EoEh0bPdEnMPBkM&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=gIv526vgJAaaHKq4j3MZwg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQIJfhX91C85R9Zu2oBSQMEfwWJkckYU6wjEK0zeyXp-C7JE1FZB4HMz1xLt_ILBvWt_NkwF_vb9&oh=00_AQNtAys1PEhL104W8O6Cp8rnOPbr1jsPYS9ciQwgt98mzA&oe=6AE24451)

