In this interview from 1989, director Jane Campion talks about where she finds her inspiration and the importance of remaining open to new generations of filmmakers.

This conversation between critic Peter Thompson and Jane Campion took place in 1989, following the success of Campion’s short films. It was produced for the Australian Television Radio and Film School, where she studied.

Director Jane Campion made cuts to each of the three segments of AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE, for length or to balance story and mood. She says, “The deletions are so short they seem more like brushstrokes. My favorite is the skipping scene, where Janet is part of the shamed and unpopular girls allowed ...

Directed by Jane Campion • 1986 • Australia
Starring Kris Bidenko, Emma Coles, Kris McQuade

This ambitious TV movie by Jane Campion was heralded at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival as the arrival of a major new filmmaking voice. TWO FRIENDS’s screenplay, by renowned Australian novelist Helen Garner...

Directed by Jane Campion • 1983 • Australia

This early short from director Jane Campion concerns a group of teenage girls in the 1960s.

Directed by Jane Campion • 1989 • New Zealand
Starring Genevieve Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos

Though she went on to create a string of brilliant films, Jane Campion will always be remembered for her stunning debut feature SWEETIE, which focuses on the hazardous relationship between the button...

Directed by Jane Campion • 1990 • New Zealand
Starring Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson

With AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Jane Campion brought to the screen the harrowing autobiography of Janet Frame, New Zealand’s most distinguished author. Three actors in turn ...

Directed by Jane Campion • 1983 • Australia

This short film co-directed by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee portrays the awkward trials of everyday living.

Directed by Jane Campion • 1982 • Australia

This short, concerning a father disciplining his son whilst on a road trip, went on to win the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival and effectively launched director Jane Campion's feature-filmmaking career.

This commentary features director Jane Campion, director of photography Stuart Dryburgh, and actress Kerry Fox. Campion was recorded in Sydney, in 2003; Dryburgh, in New York City, in April 2005; Kerry Fox, in London, in June 2005.

Observations on Film Art No. 32

Jane Campion came to international attention with her acclaimed sophomore feature AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE, a luminous adaptation of the memoirs of Janet Frame, tracing her journey from her childhood in New Zealand to her time in a mental hospital to her emergence as ...

Recorded in Sydney, Australia, in 2006, this commentary features director and cowriter Jane Campion, her screenwriting partner Gerard Lee, and director of photography Sally Bongers.