But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you don't have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem.

London: Pocket Essentials 2000. W. Having left the Australian Film and Television School Jane Campion directed an episode for ABC's light entertainment series Dancing Daze (1986) which led to her first TV film Two Friends (1986) produced by Jan Chapman.

Jane Campion (born Elizabeth Jane Campion; 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand screenwriter producer and director based in Australia.