Kelly Walker is an Australian multi-hyphenate award-winning filmmaker. Initially, she dreamed of becoming a stripper because she was obsessed with Flashdance as a kid, but her mom suggested that an artist track might be a “wiser” choice (ha! in this economy?!).

Walker made a slew of deliciously bad feature films in her teen years and, upon graduating, was off to Hollywood to go “pro.” And by pro, we’re talking babysitting, video editing gigs, and recurred on a couple of TV shows for the next ten-ish years. The “artist” track is never linear.

With her first feature screenplay, My Fiona, Walker was selected for Australians In Film’s Writers Lab. Walker went on to direct My Fiona, which premiered at London’s BFI LGBTIQ+ Festival, had an award-winning festival run, and secured a ReFrame Stamp. My Fiona was distributed through Freestyle Digital and is available on-demand. If you need a good cry, this movie is for you.

Walker’s Audrey Hepburn biopic, The Beauty of a Woman, was a Semi-Finalist for The Black List x Stowe Story Labs and a second-rounder for Austin Film Festival. Walker wrote the adaptation of The Upside of Falling Down, based on the novel by Rebekah Crane, for Embankment Films. Walker’s original screenplays delve into the complexities of women navigating intimate relationships, blending emotional depth with a dash of dark humor.

When she’s not writing, you’ll find Walker obsessively reading everything and anything—books, reddit, tarot, and birth charts … she’s a self-proclaimed nosy lil’ voyeur.

Walker is a member of WIF, AIF, Film Fatales, ULSC & Gotham, and is a 2024 WIF Writer Fellow.

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