Director at AFIN

Biography

Isabella is a writer/director based on Gadigal and Wangal land (Sydney, Australia). Isabella holds a Master of Arts: Screen in Directing from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (2022), a Bachelor of Dramatic Art from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (2014) and a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours: Class I) from Sydney College of the Arts (2011). Isabella is drawn to subjective realist works. Isabella has a strong interest in the use of visual storytelling, aural metaphor and experimental techniques to explore character psychology. Her background in production design informs to her approach world-building. Isabella’s short surreal drama, Under the Water (writer/director, 2023) premiered at the 33rd Flickerfest International Short Film Festival in 2024. Her previous directing work includes: short dramedy Wetin’ Una Go Choose? [What Will She Choose?] (director, 2023), music video Monska for C. R. Robin (writer/director, 2020) and music video Ice Age for Cilla Jane (writer/director, 2018). Monska was awarded the Women in Film and Television (WIFT) Audience Favourite Award (2021), was nominated for Best Concept at the Clipped Music Video Awards (2020) and was a finalist in the Frankie Magazine Good Stuff Awards (2020).