KELLY HUCKER
I’m a bit of a ‘jack of all trades’ when it comes to storytelling:
I write, direct and edit drama, comedy and documentary films, as well as writing short stories, flash fiction, memoir, personal essays and creative non-fiction.
Oh, and I also like to draw.
This continued shifting of form used to make me feel flaky, but with each new project I see that it is the breadth of my experience that makes each of my stories unique.
Awards, screenings and fancy things
I originally trained in fine art at Brighton Bay Art, Design & Photography College, where I was awarded Best Achievement in Photography. Then – after backpacking for 2.5 years – I completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film & Televison) at the Victorian College of the Arts, writing/directing six shorts films and receiving a merit-based scholarship. My final year film, Kwik Fix, won three awards, including Best Comedy, and went on to screen at local and international festivals.
Since graduating in 2010, I have written, directed, and edited short drama, comedy and creative-documentaries. I have had films in competition at festivals such as MIFF, Tribeca and Claremont Ferrand Film Festival and been awarded six ‘best short film’ awards, including the Academy Award accredited prize at Hot Docs. Of particular note, Ghost Train, the short documentary I co-wrote/directed, was acquired by The New Yorker (online screening room) and broadcast on the ABC, France 3 TV and American Airlines. Another creative documentary I co-wrote/directed, My Body Says, was released online as part of Screen Victoria’s DOCO180 initiative and within a few days received over half-a-million views.
Alongside my own film-making, I have worked for over a decade as a script supervisor, on feature films, T.V. and shorts across Australia, Italy and the USA.
In 2019, I was awarded a commonwealth scholarship for the Master of Creative Writing, Editing and Publishing at the University of Melbourne where I have been writing short stories, flash fiction, creative non-fiction, essays, memoir and literary journalism. My personal essay ‘Don’t Shake the Baby’ was shortlisted for The Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards 2022.