
Key Creatives

DIRECTOR
MOLLY CLARKE
Molly Clarke is entering the filmmaking industry as a writer, director and editor passionate about sharing Australian stories. It was while she was on exchange to the UK that she discovered her desire to hear and watch more Australian stories.
She has always had a natural inclination towards storytelling through various media, whether it’s writing, conversing, filmmaking, painting and so on. She is excited to apply the skills and knowledge she has gained during her 3 years as a Media Arts student at UTS to the film industry.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
CAITLIN HAWKINS
Caitlin Hawkins is a journalist and aspiring filmmaker based in Sydney. She is drawn to real people's stories, experiences, and emotions and has experience working as a cinematographer, editor, and producer.
Caitlin is in her final year of studying a Bachelor of Communications at the University of Technology in Sydney, majoring Media Arts and Production and Journalism. She won Best 1st Time Producer at the New York International Film Awards in 2022 and was nominated for multiple awards at the upcoming JERAA Ossie Awards. Caitlin’s previous work is deeply character-driven, naturalistic, and often nostalgic. Her love for complexity underpins her cinematography for Simmer, where she blends simplicity and depth, remaining unobtrusive despite a preference for visually striking imagery.

PRODUCER AND 1ST AD
JOSH BUXTON
Josh Buxton is an eclectic multimedia professional based in Cameraygal, sydney. With a conferred degree in Media Arts and Digital Media, his background stems between a plethora of deliverables and working contexts. Between assistant-producing documentaries on an agency and freelance basis, he’s a content creator and storyteller… whilst hospo and event management keeps the lights on (period). Between logistics and ‘best practice’ protocol implementation, his ideation stems broadly – and is daunted, yet excited by what the future looks like 2026/grad and beyond.

EDITOR
MIA WHITE
Mia is a filmmaker specialising in production and editing. She focuses on bringing stories to life through clear, engaging visual storytelling. Drawn to the emotional impact of film and television, Mia is interested in how a story can resonate with an audience and leave a lasting impression. Whether in the edit suite or on set, she approaches each project with attention to detail and a commitment to authenticity.

SOUND RECORDIST
MEGAN LI
Megan Li is a third-year UTS student currently studying Bachelor of Communications Media Art and Production. Through this degree, she gained experience in many aspects of filmmaking such as video editing, cinematography and sound design. After experiencing different crew roles, Megan chose to specialise in post-production, however, on the side, she chose to gain more experience with recording sound on-set as she found it a useful and fun experience.
Additionally, she has also done some on-set recording in her previous years as a student.
Megan is inspired by films that tell unique and thoughtful stories through sound and music, such as Whiplash and Ratatouille, and in her spare time, she enjoys drawing and reading.

PRODUCTION DESIGNER
ALICE GARDINER
Alice is a filmmaker specialising in directing and production design, with a strong passion for the creative process of visual storytelling. With a keen eye for detail and a collaborative approach, she brings ideas to life through thoughtful design and purposeful direction. Her work focuses on crafting immersive worlds and emotionally resonant narratives that engage audiences both visually and thematically.
Cast

CASEY CLEARY
LILY

GIORGIO SERRATORE
NATHAN

BLAKE MORRISON
DAMO

LUMKA COLEMAN
SAM

EMMANUEL SEVILLA
KWAN

Credits
Crew:
Writer Director: Molly Clarke
Producer and 1st AD: Josh Buxton
Director of Photography: Caitlin Hawkins
Editor: Mia White
Sound Designer: Isaac Baker
Sound Recordist: Megan Li
Composer: Black Fernance
Production Designers: Alice Gardiner and Lily Kingston
Camera Assistant: Sachin Stevens
Camera Operator: Isaac Hodson
Gaffer: Tomas Perez
Rigger: Chloe Clarke
Script Editor: Mia Gonzalez
BTS Photographers: Emmanuel Sevilla, Miles Henderson, Laura Schroefl
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Cast:
Damo: Blake Morrison
Lily: Casey Cleary
Nathan: Giorgio Serratore
Sam: Lumka Coleman
Kwan: Emmanuel Sevilla
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Special Thanks
Blake Morrison & Laguna Sanctuary
The Governor Hotel
Nick Henderson & the FDS Media Lab Team
Kristi Street
University of Technology
Acknowledgement of Country
We’d like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land—both past, present, and emerging — of the respective tribes and nations associated with Simmer’s Production. This stems between the Dharug and Darkinjung nations, of which we filmed our country shoots, the Wallumattagal clan of the Dharug Nation, where our kitchen scenes were shot and the Boorooberongal clan of the Dharug Nation, and finally the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, where our production was constituted. We look forward to reproducing and screening on this land.

