Bio

Lizzy Bailey makes films about people. The funny bits, the awkward bits, the beautiful bits - and everything in between. A Melbourne based director with roots in documentary and performance, Lizzy has spent more than ten years turning ideas into commercial films across Australia and New Zealand as well as globally.

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Lizzy spent her childhood years on the stage doing her best to crack up audiences (her biggest success was her Tina Turner inspired performance singing "Simply The Best"). And when her family got a video camera at age 11, she fell in love with filmmaking and consequently spent her teenage years making short films and documenting the rave scene.

 

That love lead her to study film in her hometown, Christchurch, New Zealand, before moving to Melbourne to study documentary at VCA.

 

After graduating, Lizzy worked across various production roles and as a director's assistant to some of Australia's leading directors before moving into directing herself.

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Her documentary instincts and performance background give her a particular interest in human behaviour - finding the detail that makes a scripted moment feel candid, the performance that feels effortless, or the idea that makes a story feel grounded in reality, even when it’s absurd.

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She's directed campaigns for clients including Google, Vodafone, Netflix, M&M'S, Nissan, Citibank and Victorian Government, working with agencies including M&C Saatchi, 72andSunny, Leo Burnett and The Royals.