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 Christel is an Australian-American documentary director, writer and story producer. Her documentary work has been viewed by millions worldwide, on networks such as Netflix, Amazon, VICE, A+E, and more.

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Christel field produced and shot for the multi-Emmy Award-winning show INTERVENTION  (A+E, Netflix) across Seasons 22 and 23. - one of the longest-running and most acclaimed docu-series in US television history.​

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Recently, she wrote 1 hr episodes of Wild Battlegrounds - Season 2, a wildlife docu-series produced by WildBear, premiering in 2026.

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Bringing her skills to audio storytelling, she produced True Crime Conversations for Mamamia - Australia's number 1 true-crime podcast.

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Other work includes story/field producing the hit feature documentary BAMA RUSH, about the US sorority system, by VICE Studios on HBO Max.​ ​ ​​​​

Christel also wrote and directed the 6-part YouTube docu-series An Idiot's Guide to Climate, feat Rainn Wilson from The Office and Greta Thunberg. 

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She began her professional film career in Los Angeles at age 21. She trained as a camera assistant and worked on Emmy-nominated shows such as Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, as well as The White House project Obama Joining Forces with Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks. Since landing in Hollywood, her experience spans feature films and music videos with A-listers, Emmy-winning unscripted television, documentaries, stand-up comedy, million-dollar commercials, and more.  

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  Christel holds a BA in Communications: Writing & Cultural Studies from the University of Technology, Sydney, where she won the Human Rights Award for Women in 2008. She also studied International Journalism and Documentary Film on exchange at University of Westminster in London,.

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Christel is a former professional dancer, having danced in music videos for Kylie Minogue, Adam Lambert and Maroon 5. She still dances: tap,

hip hop and angry ballet, much to the dismay of her neighbours.