Bio

Madeleine Parry directed the Emmy and Peabody-award winning Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018) for Netflix, after beginning her career at 20 years of age with the multi-Best Film award-winning short, Murder Mouth (2011), which followed her learning to kill her own food including to make avgolemono chicken soup with her Greek Yia Yia, and directing the award-winning and the critically acclaimed Maddie Parry documentary series which out-rated the competition on free-to-air national TV in Australia.

She has been a key creative on 12 commissioned works from micro to multi-million dollar. Her work has focussed on balancing depth and heart with insight and humour. In 2025 Madeleine was mentored by Asghar Farhadi on her short drama, Carla. Madeleine is currently financing for Eleftheria with Madman Entertainment on board as ANZ distributor and set to shoot in late-2026.