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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=hg6WPMaeQg8Q7kNvwHrqRAR&_nc_oc=AdkOafgEAujId_nk3LzXvd1qTLzr_APvqdpeNLNaYDEhd56QIZMKezVcicOYGYsFhmY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=6t3U3gTKDjKvnlZqYRSMbA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQEF8Fctbs8W0nSIc8y_x64hTNTgoWHyRf_-i8bXS-7Oj3pEYjs89ZC6OvYmZeQEUeYkGgIo7k64&oh=00_AfyFuGSMnSMDK7EsFshAgnqNl8QAbSWL2WSNyRfJWEVb0Q&oe=69B43426)
![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=Cls9LXBz6ZkQ7kNvwEu-MJr&_nc_oc=AdkKIUy-vfaxJezQpuRMWOoiDxHajZsPonWFwwvhKGU8XykFWcjj0FFV30daDypj2HU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=6t3U3gTKDjKvnlZqYRSMbA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQFW7YOl_uOZ-9JbRpJpwceFJ1xVkXVOXpv3YVnEHxRiM601fcY5_1PzvEuQhtAeAtN9FUka_Cib&oh=00_AfwKsxDp_Pg8j0jljonUoDtbLfL_mj0UYmKopdvrLVuDyg&oe=69B45CD1)

