Beth Armstrong was Mel Gibson’s Director’s Attachment on his latest film Hacksaw Ridge. In our interview Beth speaks about her experiences on the film and how the Director’s Attachment affords an often rare opportunity for one director to observe another.

For Ivan Sen’s latest film Goldstone in addition to directing, he takes on the roles of cinematographer, composer, editor and writer. In this episode we talk about his compulsion to take on so many roles, and how it helps to focus him as a filmmaker.

Aaron McCann’s latest film, the fictional documentary Top Knot Detective, which he co-directed along with Dominic Pearce faced some unique challenges. In this episode we chat about co-directing, and the challenges of making a fictional documentary in a foreign language.

Stu Willis has just completed his 50 minute feature Restoration which is soon to screen on 9Go and Stan. In this episode we chat about his approach to filmmaking, rehearsal with actors and how there are emerging opportunities for shorter features in the world of streaming content.

In addition to her nomination as Best Director for her feature film Looking for Grace , Director Sue Brooks was awarded a lifetime membership to the Australian Directors Guild at the 2016 Awards. We talk about the film, her career and the changing industry as a whole.

Director Scott Hicks about his latest documentary Highly Strung. We also talk about his career as he continually bounces between features, TVCs and documentaries and how that drives his process.

Director John Hughes was awarded a lifetime membership to the Australian Directors Guild at the 2016 Awards and here speaks about his storied career and the influence of documentary filmmaking on the broader world.

Producer Ron Brown speaks to us about his soon to launch Australian focused streaming service OzFlix and what it means for Australian filmmakers.

Director Jon Favreau chats with us about his latest film The Jungle Book and how directing a largely animated film differs from live action and how he believes this process will influence his future work.

Director Samantha Lang is the newly appointed president of the Australian Directors Guild. In this episode we speak about her vision for the guild and the challenges that face filmmakers working in Australia today.