Her films have screened and been awarded at international festivals, released in cinemas nationally, and shown on SBS, NITV, Nine, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The Australian and others. She is best known for feature documentary Undermined – Tales from the Kimberley, which premiered at MIFF and was awarded the Antenna Audience Award, and impact series Voices of the River, which helped achieve a record number of submissions to a government inquiry. She was a 2021 recipient of Screen Australia’s Enterprise People, and a 2022 fellow with UnionDocs, NY.

As an impact producer, strategist or advisor, Stephanie has worked on over 20 productions, including Delikado, Incarceration Nation, Trailblazers, Climate Changers and Guided By Horses. She joined Documentary Australia as Impact Director in 2022, where she leads impact and filmmaker programs, assesses film applications and supports sector advocacy.

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Documentary Australia is a unique not-for-profit that supports powerful stories for social change. Since 2008, we have supported hundreds of filmmakers to tell important stories through documentary across seven key areas: Environment, Health & Wellbeing, Human Rights & Social Justice, Women & Girls, Indigenous, Youth & Education and The Arts. We provide approved projects with access to our Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status, allowing filmmakers to access philanthropic funding and enabling donors to tax effectively support the issues they care about. We amplify the reach of these documentaries by supporting their impact strategies and guiding filmmakers, philanthropists and communities on how to use documentaries to further their advocacy and impact goals. The organisation is steered by the values of integrity, inclusiveness, innovation and inspiration to achieve four key aims: Great Films, Great Partnerships, Great Impact, and Leadership and Advocacy.