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Sophie Hawkshaw

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Sophie Hawkshaw

Sophie Hawkshaw is a Sydney based actor, writer and director who is interested in telling human stories through new lenses. She studied film production at the University of Technology Sydney and with a background in acting, brings a deep nuance and understanding of actors to her work. She considers herself to be an 'actor's director' and particularly loves working with kids and young people. Her …

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FiltersFilters · 2020
Filters
2020
MovieDrama
After being met with discrimination and feeling overwhelmed by unrealistic beauty standards, Kira, a young woman with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), is led to change her online appearance to gain employment.
Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt) · 2020
Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)
★ 6.52020
MovieComedyRomance
School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.
One Giant LeapOne Giant Leap · 2019
One Giant Leap
2019
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
When a space crew’s lunar mission goes horribly wrong, the team comes up with a creative solution to get back home to earth, and it’s going to take one giant leap!
The Inclusive FilmmakerThe Inclusive Filmmaker · 2019
The Inclusive Filmmaker
2019
MovieAnimationDocumentary
Through stop motion animation three creatives share their experiences in living with a disability in the Australian film industry.
Love ChildLove Child · 2014
Love Child
★ 5.32014
SeriesDrama
The lives of staff at the fictional Kings Cross Hospital and the wild streets of Darlinghurst in the 1960s. Joan Miller is a smart and sophisticated midwife who returns home from London to take a job at the Kings Cross Hospital. Dr Patrick McNaughton is a charismatic head of obstetrics at Kings Cross Hospital. Frances Bolton is the tough matron who also controls the running of Stanton House, a home for unwed pregnant young women.

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