Dr Anna Broinowski is a globally published, international award-winning filmmaker, author and synthetic media researcher who documents counter-cultural subjects. She has used VFX in her dramatised documentaries since her first film, "Hell Bento!!", and is fascinated by cinematic illusion and magic. Other films include "Aim High in Creation!" (about North Korean propaganda cinema); "Forbidden Lie$" (about US hoax-author Norma Khouri); and "Helen’s War" (about anti-nuclear crusader Dr Helen Caldicott). Anna’s books are The Director is the Commander (Penguin: 2015), Please Explain (Penguin/Random House: 2017) and Datsun Angel (Hachette: 2024). Currently the Director of the Master of Film and Screen Arts at Sydney University, Anna researches new AI screen technologies and deepfakes.