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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=BwYzybK5uIwQ7kNvwFJO24h&_nc_oc=AdpxEjOvldVdJGZ1ewY1ifw_EAJa5Vy_cer8fgopDoBE642uBw4eiU-p-aaxKVRPfrM&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=gWCZPaVYzT2LPL61y57G0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQENuE6td1NUkLTGAvfBjwkJZf05pgWME-52Rj71Lex677iOI5y_ebWDuFZ5EFMKi8-EdSOPDiB5&oh=00_Af14Lb2HgoNDGg-Y8mmmsa5kLMp1D1HJiudGx63XRMh7Dg&oe=69F57666)
![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=jSufTw5P3eUQ7kNvwFYmnSm&_nc_oc=Adp4HBA9fQSNG6N7Yi10wFRcAR6lxw2w4s6U1yvV_D0KmtFbzGV57x6VrFNcJvpXGDA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=gWCZPaVYzT2LPL61y57G0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQFOkGIR4YuK9lYmavsSVwzMVEmmfbQrT3cBgM2txmczitLkhLGfSkOWfNZhBQS5KF2EZRs8Sb5s&oh=00_Af3v5Eb7Rst5VOBdaR-2NvfiTY4dzLNxCzDKX4YDqsvdWg&oe=69F566D1)

