Catherine Marciniak has had a successful international career as a documentary director and cinematographer. She is now focused on making documentaries about people who inspire and the extraordinary, beautiful and sometimes bizarre world of mushrooms. Prior to her obsession with fungi, she worked as a Features Reporter for the public broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Before that she Series Produced the ABC’s Religion and Ethics program Compass and was an Independent Documentary for over 30 years. Her credits include A Himalayan Vision, Steel City, Who Do You Think You Are?, The Life Series, Steel City, Grey Voyagers, Hospital-an unhealthy business, Dino Stampede, Babe in the Reeds and Beyond the Royal Veil. In her role as ABC Senior Features Reporter, she produced over 60 hours of TV current affairs programming, numerous digital articles, and radio packages. She was a Finalist in the Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism in 2019.