The Interviews

Join us as we build the world of The Jailer Within; explore the themes, deepen the character of Sophia and follow the journey of what it takes for a female first-time feature film maker to bring this story to life.

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Jo Mikleus
Larn Poland
Hugh Halliday
Cathy Humphreys
George Habib


Jo Mikleus

Watch Cathrin’s first interview with Jo Mikleus. As an executive in the financial services industry for around 26 years, Jo has a wealth of experience running teams and businesses, with international exposure to global multinationals, and down to the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Courage to step outside your comfort zone


Larn Poland

Larn Poland is a Grammy nominated industrial video director. He usually works within a multi camera live environment. Larn is a vision mixer, coordinating a number of cameras to capture live events, generally within music and live music shows. He has worked for artists such as Led Zeppelin, Oasis and Pink

Storytelling through the lens


Hugh Halliday

Cathrin’s third interview was with the Director of Opera Australia, Hugh Halliday

Hugh has directed in multiple art forms, including film, theatre, dance, and opera. Together they embark on a discussion about the art of moving through different creative platforms.

Moving through multiple artforms


Cathy Humphreys

Cathrin interviewed Professor of Social Work at University of Melbourne, Cathy Humphreys.

Her special area, for the last couple of decades , has been in research associated with domestic violence and child abuse, across 30 different research programs.

The link between Domestic Violence and Mental Health


George Habib

Cathrin interviewed Clinical Psychologist, George Habib.

Over the past 25 years he has worked in child protect5ion, sexual assault services and mental health services.

Going to the Root Cause of the Issue