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 actors director and particularly loves working with kids and young people Her short film Fenced won the AACTA Social Shorts Best Drama Film Award in 2017 and screened at festivals across Australia including St Kilda Heart of Gold Freshflix and For Films Sake Her films Monsters and Spark both premiered at Flickerfest As an actor shes had lead roles in feature films like Ellie Abbie and Ellies Dead Aunt 2020 winner of AACTA Award for Best Indie Film and Riz 2015 and guest roles in series like Love Child and Puberty Blues Hawkshaw pays her respects to the Gadigal people as the traditional owners and storytellers of Eora land on which she lives and works