'The Piano Lesson' is very sophisticated, easily the most adult or complex material I've attempted. It's the first film I've written that has a proper story, and it was a big struggle for me to write. It meant I had to admit the power of narrative.

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.