Madeleine Hetherton-Miau is a multi-awarded director and producer with a track record in creating programs that captivate, inspire and surprise global audiences. Inspired by the adage ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ her documentary filmmaking has taken her around the world from diamond diving in Africa to wildlife trafficking in Burma and through the remote Australian outback. In 2012 she co-founded the independent production company Media Stockade with Rebecca Barry. She is a key creative on a wide range of programs which have broadcast across National Geographic, Netflix, ABC, BBC, Discovery, Hulu, Al Jazeera and more.

Recent work includes show running the award winning 8 part series ‘The Surgery Ship’ for National Geographic Channel, Producing the true crimes series ‘Debi Marshall Investigates’ for FOXTEL and ‘Back to Nature’ for the ABC. She is currently directing 'The Day We Saved the Zoo' and is driving Media Stockade’s expansion into formats and series, finding new ways to tell great stories. www.mediastockade.com