Noella Smith

A visionary storyteller, Noella Smith was born in 1955 in the spirited city of Melbourne, Australia. Her active years spanned from 1980 to 2010, during which she carved out a niche for herself in the genres of drama and romance with her most acclaimed films including "The Whispering Wind" and "A Dance in the Rain," both of which earned her prestigious awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Smith's authorial style was characterized by her deeply emotional narratives, her nuanced exploration of human relationships, and her adept use of natural settings to mirror her characters' emotional states. Noella Smith, the woman who breathed life into the unseen, intricately wove a tapestry of human emotions in her films, making us not just spectators, but participants in her characters' journeys.