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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-iad3-2.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=Xr084XDIChIQ7kNvwEcZrYV&_nc_oc=AdlMV5IoCQi65H4s8Y9M0L1WFeVj8SOlmdKDXfkz5LPC-YYSTj0-QSoCJVkQYI6ocjc&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=2AlsAs2tWzzpyq1UX8YWNQ&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQFHb8a6YhE0NdAyED_vStN6f6zFz3fcsShVB_3TnmUg0uIpKSLLqNu9lA5TWgkIPgjCjo-3zSlr&oh=00_Afv0tBp6pXwx-SL1MZfX-3yFMy7iwUmyYszda7NAUHmObA&oe=699A7EE6)
![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-iad3-1.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=_cxMoAK9ytAQ7kNvwHiT2mq&_nc_oc=AdkrsS8lzydDrmpuwJAIy_OGgnUpLSsEhLWPCoPBPvgGAKfQYdvLzrU48SildLC5LY8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=2AlsAs2tWzzpyq1UX8YWNQ&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQGX2eVcKfO_AUITcxQpKYwJZ5tO7nyoMqqlkn9v-eHlx750j7KI6Pdvmk2r1_oTkZZQAOyiLLHd&oh=00_AfvNOcxjGKuQcY1QN6ahCJPKF-0sPkE7Yim9JdWBaCXSiA&oe=699A6F51)

