Directing

Garth Davis

Born January 1, 1974 · Australia (age 52)

Garth Davis (born 1974) is an Australian television, advertising, and film director, best known for directing the films Lion (2016) and biblical drama Mary Magdalene (2018). He directed episodes of Top of the Lake (2013) earlier. Description above from the Wikipedia article Garth Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Lion

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene · 2018

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.

Foe

MovieScience FictionDrama

Henrietta and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Will they risk their relationship & personal identity for a chance to survive in a new world?

A House in the Sky

A House in the Sky

A House in the Sky

MovieThrillerDrama

Based on the memoir of the same name, A House in the Sky tells the story of Amanda Lindhout, whose deep passion for exploration of the world's most remote and perilous places, took an unexpected turn when she was abducted in 2008 in Mogadishu, Somalia by a rebel terrorist group

Bridge

MovieDramaMystery

Dan, a closeted homosexual, goes to a cruising area under a bridge to confront his darkest secret. It isn't until he meets a younger and more confident Paul that he realises his biggest fear is just the beginning of something much closer to home.

Alice

The story of a young couple who are expecting their first baby. We see Amanda’s anxiety and trepidation at the impending change in her life, and what it will mean to her. After tragedy strikes, we see the couple's crushed hopes and grief at their loss, and how they eventually move towards an acceptance of what has happened in their lives, and of each other.

Top of the Lake

Top of the Lake · 2013

Top of the Lake

SeriesCrimeDrama

A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.

East of Eden

East of Eden · 2026

This multigenerational saga follows the Trask family through generations shaped by ambition, betrayal, and the haunting, indelible antihero Cathy Ames.

Filmography

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Lion

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Director

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene · 2018

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.

Director

Foe

MovieScience FictionDrama

Henrietta and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Will they risk their relationship & personal identity for a chance to survive in a new world?

Producer

A House in the Sky

A House in the Sky

A House in the Sky

MovieThrillerDrama

Based on the memoir of the same name, A House in the Sky tells the story of Amanda Lindhout, whose deep passion for exploration of the world's most remote and perilous places, took an unexpected turn when she was abducted in 2008 in Mogadishu, Somalia by a rebel terrorist group

Director

Bridge

MovieDramaMystery

Dan, a closeted homosexual, goes to a cruising area under a bridge to confront his darkest secret. It isn't until he meets a younger and more confident Paul that he realises his biggest fear is just the beginning of something much closer to home.

Thanks

Alice

The story of a young couple who are expecting their first baby. We see Amanda’s anxiety and trepidation at the impending change in her life, and what it will mean to her. After tragedy strikes, we see the couple's crushed hopes and grief at their loss, and how they eventually move towards an acceptance of what has happened in their lives, and of each other.

Director

Top of the Lake

Top of the Lake · 2013

Top of the Lake

SeriesCrimeDrama

A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.

Director

East of Eden

East of Eden · 2026

This multigenerational saga follows the Trask family through generations shaped by ambition, betrayal, and the haunting, indelible antihero Cathy Ames.

Director