Graduate Diploma of Directing (Fiction & Non-Fiction), 2010
Megan is a dynamic filmmaker bringing a distinctive female lens to the world of genre filmmaking. Her debut feature as writer/director, CRUSHED, received strong reviews, with The Australian calling it “a tense, bloody mystery thriller,” and The Hollywood Reporter labelling it “a solid debut.” She is the creator of Australia’s first all-female horror anthology, DARK WHISPERS – VOL 1, praised by Killer Horror Critic as “a shining example of horror anthology film done right.” Megan also wrote and directed an episode of DEADHOUSE DARK, which premiered at Canneseries, became a Shudder Original, and earned her an Australian Directors’ Guild award nomination.
Megan compliments her filmmaking with advocacy. She co-founded the Not-For-Profit organisation Women in Film & Television (WIFT) Australia and founded Raising Films Australia. She is also a consultant and teacher with an infectious enthusiasm for the art and craft of filmmaking having taught at UNSW, AFTRS, QUT and NIDA amongst others.
AFTRS Highlight
What I loved most about studying at AFTRS was being able to completely immerse myself in filmmaking every single day. It allowed me to delve into various genres, styles, theories and ways of working so I could figure out what I liked, what I didn’t and what kinds of things I wanted to say with my work. It ultimately helped to find my voice. I also loved going on that journey with a group of passionate like-minded people, many of whom I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with again after we all graduated.
Career Highlight
It was the morning of the first day of shoot on my first feature film. It had been a huge amount of work, sacrifice and stress to get to that moment and in the lead up I had been questioning myself whether all of that was going to be worth it. But as I stood next to the camera, I knew without a doubt that it was. Amidst the excitement and nerves, I felt a great wave of contentment fill me up. There was nowhere else I had rather be, than getting ready to roll on our very first shot.