Phoebe Hart is principal of hartflicker, an energetic Australian-based video and film production company creating provocative, socially-aware documentaries and moving, experimental and visually-intriguing drama productions for the small and big screen. With courageous intent, hartflicker distributes these media products to local, national and international markets.
Since completing her film studies at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 1995, Phoebe Hart has worked extensively as a writer, producer and director of factual television and media. She has been involved in a diverse range of Australian television projects, including children’s program Totally Wild, Network Ten’s documentary unit, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Race Around the World and Fly TV. She co-directed a documentary series on the state of Australian higher education for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) called Downunder Grads, which screened in March 2008. Phoebe also directed and co-wrote the ABC documentary Roller Derby Dolls on a group of women who play the rough-and-tumble sport of roller derby, which screened in a primetime slot in September 2008. In 2009 Phoebe was awarded her doctorate from QUT of which Orchids: My Intersex Adventure was a central element of her studies. This award winning film recently premiered at the Brisbane International Film Festival, where it was voted number one of the Showtime Top Ten by audiences.