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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-den2-1.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=1ZKQB0EemGgQ7kNvwGOi9vm&_nc_oc=AdodXO8G4ZUu0GoLyNidAcK90RJ0cPv2IS3FN-YGPguxnAs9sjulB0hQImx_URxJRo8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=ldNrTf7BUTh23OUHzpCVSA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJoHsfsAok3zT1U9lrlIHh1Cvv0jrn5dZ-Dz75IWphd0Ao6ioUIrkYXjIWG2gu0Cvet3F9Mx8r3&oh=00_AQTplo_6RYDQrhrHresZjXlsztp13-63dyTOLnp-JhEJYg&oe=6AF3AFA6)
![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-den2-1.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=dw3Gx6047QwQ7kNvwEUR5cg&_nc_oc=Ado9Y_TnWmID7aHS2R3c4EMlpqyX-PcMcP-Or_EgE9N8DUZ2Zfk_-J0vZo4Yg1AcNGw&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=ldNrTf7BUTh23OUHzpCVSA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQLpJ2IOgNCYEme4Htymg7j2Ub98MrQ5kjQNisSet6I0tSSQyYQPw7xOJRMh9B_38bpJjxokVO6U&oh=00_AQRY9TSEFw4drMp3t5X2rIMbP5y1Ahczldaw-cCp9u1mzQ&oe=6AF3A011)

