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Cate Shortland

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Cate Shortland
Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
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Catherine Shortland is an Australian filmmaker from Temora, New South Wales who is known for directing the Marvel film "Black Widow." She also directed the feature-length films "Somersault", "Lore", and "Berlin Syndrome." She directed the short films "Pentuphouse", "Flowergirl", and "Joy." She is married to Tony Krawitz and they have two children.
BornAugust 10, 1968
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BornAugust 10, 1968
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      • 39 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Known for

    Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
    Lore
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2012
    Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Winstone, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
    Black Widow
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2021
    Teresa Palmer in Berlin Syndrome (2017)
    Berlin Syndrome
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2017
    Abbie Cornish in Somersault (2004)
    Somersault
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2004

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    • Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin, and Gabrielle Creevy in Three Women (2023)
      Three Women
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Winstone, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
      Black Widow
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Frankie Shaw in SMILF (2017)
      SMILF
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Teresa Palmer in Berlin Syndrome (2017)
      Berlin Syndrome
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
      Lore
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Essie Davis, Richard Roxburgh, Alice McConnell, and Emily Barclay in The Silence (2006)
      The Silence
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Abbie Cornish in Somersault (2004)
      Somersault
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2004
    • The Secret Life of Us (2001)
      The Secret Life of Us
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001–2003
    • Bad Cop, Bad Cop (2002)
      Bad Cop, Bad Cop
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2003
    • Joy
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Flowergirl
      6.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Pentuphouse
      5.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 1998

    Writer



    • Teresa Palmer in Berlin Syndrome (2017)
      Berlin Syndrome
      6.3
      • additional material
      • 2017
    • Elizabeth Debicki in The Kettering Incident (2016)
      The Kettering Incident
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • additional material
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Deadline Gallipoli (2015)
      Deadline Gallipoli
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Devil's Playground (2014)
      Devil's Playground
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2014
    • Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
      Lore
      7.1
      • written by
      • 2012
    • The Slap (2011)
      The Slap
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • series writer
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Abbie Cornish in Somersault (2004)
      Somersault
      6.7
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Joy
      6.4
      Short
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Flowergirl
      6.0
      Short
      • written by
      • 1999
    • Pentuphouse
      5.8
      Short
      • written by
      • 1998

    Additional Crew



    • Elizabeth Debicki in The Kettering Incident (2016)
      The Kettering Incident
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • story consultant
      • 2016

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    Trailer "Run" - Black Widow
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    • Born
      • August 10, 1968
      • Temora, New South Wales, Australia
    • Spouse
      • Tony Krawitz2009 - ? (2 children)
    • Children
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      Grew up in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
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      Fairy tales have an awful underlying violence to them. I think women relate to them because walking through the streets at night, you often feel scared. In fairy tales women are always pursued, or they're lost and they have to be rescued. They have this real erotic, dark element that was really influential when we looked at the film. It wasn't on the page, it was something we created.

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