Madeleine Hetherton-Miau

Madeleine Hetherton-Miau is a multi-awarded director and producer. Inspired by the adage 'truth is stranger than fiction' her documentary filmmaking has taken her from diamond diving in Africa to wildlife trafficking in Burma and through the Australian outback.

In 2012 she co-founded the independent production company Media Stockade with Rebecca Barry. Their work broadcasts on National Geographic, Netflix, ABC, BBC, Discovery, Hulu, PBS and more. Previous work includes the award-winning 8-part series The Surgery Ship for National Geographic Channel, true crime series The Family Court Murders for ABC and The Day We Saved the Zoo. Her feature documentary Mozart's Sister became Australia’s 4th highest-grossing cinema documentary in 2024, has been nominated for international award Rose d’Or and recently longlisted for a Grierson Award.