Liz produced her first feature film These Final Hours in 2013 which screened in Cannes as part of Directors’ Fortnight. She was a producer on Paper Planes and produced the feature film directorial debuts of David Wenham (Ellipsis), and Thomas M. Wright (Acute Misfortune) which won the Critics Prize at the Melbourne International Film Festival where it premiered in 2018. Liz was an executive producer on Stephen Page’s directorial debut Spear. She produced Zak Hilditch’s short film Transmission, and one of the chapters of the Tim Winton compendium The Turning with writer/director Jub Clerc. She was a producer on the ABC TV series The Warriors. She also produced the award- winning animated short film Lost Property Office which was shortlisted for an Academy Award.

Accolades

Robert Connolly and James Grandison and Liz Kearney
Best Youth Film, 2023

Robert Connolly and James Grandison and Liz Kearney

Best Youth Film, 2023

Robert Connolly and James Grandison and Liz Kearney

Blueback

The story follows Abby, a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue grouper while diving. When Abby realises that the fish is under threat, she…

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Jub Clerc and Liz Kearney
Best Youth Film, 2022

Jub Clerc and Liz Kearney

Best Youth Film, 2022

Jub Clerc and Liz Kearney

Sweet As

With problems on the home front, 16-year-old Murra is on the verge of lashing out. That is, until her policeman uncle averts her self-destructive behaviour…

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Films

Blueback

Blueback

Australia

Blueback

The story follows Abby, a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue groper while diving. When Abby realises that the fish is under threat, she…

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Sweet As

Sweet As

Australia

Sweet As

With problems on the home front, 16-year-old Murra is on the verge of lashing out. That is, until her policeman uncle averts her self-destructive behaviour…

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