film / theatre

director

Liam Wallis is a Sydney-based director and filmmaker

always was, always will be, aboriginal land

Liam Wallis is an Australian director, dramaturg and filmmaker working across theatre, film and music video. Their work leans into fast dialogue, heightened imagery and stories that sit somewhere between the everyday and the surreal. Liam is drawn to magical realism, bold visual worlds, and the thrill of pushing form without losing the human heart of a story.

At the centre of their practice is a love of collaboration - the messy, electric kind where ideas bounce fast, people feel safe to take risks, and something bigger than any one person starts to take shape. Liam’s work often amplifies the small moments that reveal character, conflict or politics, and turns them into something vivid, funny, or quietly confronting.

They are currently completing an MFA in Directing at NIDA, exploring how dramaturgy, image-making and performance can collide to create work that genuinely moves people. Liam aims to make stories that stay with audiences - through laughter, spectacle, or the kind of reflection that hits a beat after the lights fade.

A woman seated in a beige blazer covers her face with a cardboard sign, while a man with blond hair and a black shirt touches her head in a dimly lit setting with people and equipment in the background.
A man with blonde hair smiling while interacting with a woman wearing a paper bag over her head with handwritten words, in a dark room with studio lights.
Two men sitting close together in a dimly lit setting, with one smiling and the other with their eyes closed, illuminated by warm lighting.
A group of diverse people posing on a stage in a dark theater setting, some are standing and others are kneeling or sitting in front, smiling at the camera.
Two men are engaged in a conversation, one is smiling and has blonde hair, wearing a red sweater, and the other has darker hair and glasses, wearing a jacket with red and orange accents, in a dark room with black blinds.
A group of five people in a dimly lit room having a good time. One person is seated in a beige blazer with a red flower in his pocket, smiling. Another person with blond hair is standing beside him, leaning over and smiling. Three others are partiall
Three men sitting on a sofa, all holding game controllers, watching a screen, in a dimly lit room.
People on a film set, gathered around a table with a green banker’s lamp, a glass bottle, and an open book, under dim lighting.
Two men smiling and engaged in a conversation in a dimly lit room.
Filming scene with a woman sitting at a piano, a man standing and pointing, professional camera crew capturing the moment in a dark setting with dramatic lighting.
A behind-the-scenes shot of a film or music video production. A man with glasses, standing, appears to be speaking or explaining something to a woman sitting at a table. A camera operator is filming the scene with professional camera equipment on a t
A woman standing and a man sitting at a piano in a dimly lit room, with a spotlight shining on them. The man is smiling and wearing a Nirvana T-shirt, while the woman is looking at him, with a bottle and some glasses on the piano.
A man stands alone on a dark stage with crossed arms, facing a table with a glass of water and a chair, under a single spotlight.
Group of men in suits and casual clothing standing together in a dark studio, possibly during a photo shoot or filming.
Four individuals lying on the floor of a darkened theater or stage, with one person standing nearby, watching. Camera crew and equipment are visible in the background.