Mia'Kate Russell
Costume & Make-Up · Makeup Designer · Hair Designer · Director
Active 1997–present
An artist with an original voice and an unapologetic flair for thriller and horror storytelling, Mia’Kate Russell’s directorial work is marked as much by darkness as it is at times a sly, even camp, humour.
Filmography
Penny Lane Is Dead (2026) — Writer · DirectorBetter Man (2024) — Makeup ArtistDon't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) — Makeup ArtistRed Hill (2010) — Makeup Department HeadCurve (2016) — Makeup ArtistScare Campaign (2016) — Makeup Designer · Hair DesignerThe Disappearance of Willie Bingham (2015) — Makeup ArtistCrawlspace (2012) — Makeup Department HeadHail (2012) — Special Effects Makeup ArtistABCs of Death 2 1/2 (2016) — Director · WriterThe Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020) — Assistant Makeup ArtistLiz Drives (2017) — Producer · Writer · DirectorNightmare Radio: The Night Stalker (2023) — DirectorMaggie May (2019) — Director · Writer2099: The Soldier Protocol (2019) — Makeup Department HeadDeadline (1997) — Key Hair Stylist · Key Makeup ArtistCult Girls (2019) — WriterBeyond the Dark (2022) — Director · WriterSneezing Baby Panda: The Movie (2014) — Costumer · Makeup ArtistPerception (2013) — Key Makeup ArtistAuditioning Fanny (2012) — Production Design · Writer · Producer · DirectorSwallow (2013) — Director · WriterBlack Chook (2015) — Makeup Department HeadVale Light (2019) — Makeup Department Head · Hair Department Head