Madeleine Hetherton-Miau

Film director of the award winning Mozart's Sister feature documentary

Madeleine Hetherton-Miau is a multi-awarded director and producer. Inspired by the adage ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ her filmmaking has taken her around the world from diamond diving in Africa to wildlife trafficking in Burma and through the remote Australian outback.

In 2012 she co-founded the independent production company Media Stockade with Rebecca Barry. Media Stockade is dedicated to storytelling that captivates, inspires and surprises audiences. “I am a firm believer in the alchemy of stories to transform our world and us.”

She is a key creative on a wide range of programs that have broadcast across National Geographic, Netflix, ABC, BBC, PBS, Discovery, Hulu, Al Jazeera and more. Recent work includes the award winning 8-part series ‘The Surgery Ship’ for National Geographic Channel and true crime series ‘The Family Court Murders’ for ABC.

She recently directed and ‘Mozart’s Sister’ feature documentary which is currently in cinema release in Australia and selected countries internationally. The film is screening in various IWD events globally as a story about overlooked female talent and the resilience of women in the creative arts.

She is a rarity in the film world as a female director and a female company founder and can speak to both the creative experience of developing and making films as well as the business and strategy side of running a successful production company.

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