The Story Department is a collective of skilled film producers and creators dedicated to bringing stories to life. Our portfolio of work spans documentaries, feature films, brand films, art installations, commercials, theatre productions, and live events. Dynamic, driven, nimble, and resourceful, we are big picture can-doers who don't ask why, but rather, 'why not?'

An intimate look at the life of an Olympic champion, Kiwi icon, Tongan leader, mother, daughter, sister, and survivor.

When a solitary teen encounters a mysterious stranger, their meeting evolves into something supernatural.

Survivors lay themselves bare to shed light on the impacts of conversion practices.

A frugal shopper finds himself in an unexpected situation when he's approached by a nervous charity shop worker.

Steve's mundane life takes a dramatic turn when an old friend turns up on his door step asking for a favour.

Daniel brings a pet home, but his flatmates but his flatmates are less than excited about the idea.

A history of British and global race relations is told through stage and screen stories of black activists, including the Mangrove 9 and the Black Power Movement.

A cabaret musical, crafted by the formidable Sarah McGuinness

Nominated for Sydney Theatre's Best Independent Theatre Award in 2005.

Winner of Sydney Theatre's Best Independent Theatre Award in 2005.

Winner of The Sun Herald's Best Fringe Production in 2004.

A satirical black comedy musical showcasing an original score by Tim Minchin.

The Let Her Hang Poetry Project is an artist-led initiative placing large-scale poetry into public space allowing female voices to take up room where they have historically been edited, softened, or made to fit.
Women have long been disciplined for expressing too much. Too much feeling, too much anger, too much truth. Let Her Hang flips a historically loaded phrase into a gesture of reclamation, turning language once used to punish female expression into an act of presence and scale.
Rooted in feminist satire and lived experience, the work treats poetry as presence rather than decoration. These are poems that refuse containment: written large, encountered in passing, absorbed unevenly. They do not shout, but they do not shrink. They stand their ground.
This body of work has been exhibited at The F Word Exhibition at Firepit Gallery and Not the London Art Fair at Candid Arts Gallery, marking a shift from gallery walls to the wider city. One poem, X, received the Binsted Prize at the South Downs Poetry Festival 2025.
Let Her Hang imagines a city where women’s language is not marginal or apologetic, but visible, deliberate, and allowed to take up space.Rooted in feminist satire and lived experience, the work centres loud, unapologetic female voices and allows their words to hang at scale and take up space.

APRIL 2026 - "Let her Hang" Poetry Project returns for its third exhibition at Huge Gallery. April 10th-12th, 2026 at The Factory in Shacklewell, London.

FEB 2026 - Easy Sell has been shortlisted for Best Writing and Best Casting in the short film category at The Kinsale Sharks Awards.

JAN 2026 - "Let her Hang" Poetry Project featuring "X" and "Empress" by Katie Millington. Showing at Not the London Art Fair, Candid Arts Trust, Islington.

MARCH 2026 - Working nine to five to keep the artistic dream alive. The Female Lens returns in 2026 with a panel discussion about achieving balance between art and commerce, love and money.

OCT, 2025 - "Let her Hang" Poetry Project featuring "X" by Katie Millington. The F Word Exhibition, Firepit Gallery, Greenwich.

OCT, 2025 - A sold-out celebration of film, culture, and community. Spotlighting the bold storytelling of eight exceptional Black and POC directors.

Katie Millington is an executive producer, creative leader, and award-winning poet with over 20 years of international experience as a film and theatre producer, spanning theatre, film, poetry, branded content, and immersive live experiences. Her work sits at the intersection of storytelling, performance, advocacy, and cultural production. Katie’s career reflects a lifelong passion for stage and screen stories, whether told in verse, on stage, or on screen.
Katie has executive produced internationally recognized feature documentaries, including More Than Gold (Sky NZ) and Beyond Conversion (TVNZ), both of which center on personal truth, visibility, and institutional accountability. Her production management is underpinned by a deep commitment to equity and representation—particularly the voices and visions of women.
Her career began in Sydney’s independent theatre scene, producing critically acclaimed plays such as Unspoken (Sydney Theatre Award winner, 2004). She went on to lead post and digital creative teams at Animal Logic and Deepend and later served as Managing Director of Eight Productions across Australia and New Zealand, growing its reach across TVC, branded, and narrative content.
Her current work spans artistic programming, live events, and literary production. In 2025, she produced a site-specific community play (The Dream) for SPID Theatre and curated The Lemonade Presents cultural calendar of purpose-driven events, including The Female Lens, Queerness on Film, and Gifted & Black that uplift underrepresented creative voices.
Also an accomplished poet, Katie’s work is currently featured in The F Word Exhibition at Firepit Gallery, London (2025). Her writing has been published in A Fine Line (NZ Poetry Society), This Twilight Menagerie, and the Binsted Prize Anthology.
A graduate of the University of Wollongong (Creative Arts & English Hons), Katie is driven by a belief in the transformative power of story to connect, agitate, and re-imagine what’s possible.

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