Stephanie Jane Day is a filmmaker and artist from Sydney, Australia. After a childhood that traversed Townsville, Melbourne and Kuala Lumper, Steph studied Philosophy at Canberra’s prestigious Australian National University before landing in Sydney in 2011 to pursue a career in Cinema.
Since then, Steph has written and directed a long line of thought-provoking short films and “Chaotically Nonchalant” (RUSSH Magazine) Music Videos for major label artists, along the way earning a Master of Arts (Screen) from our National Film School, AFTRS.
Her debut feature The Ceremony was the recipient of Screen NSW development funding in 2024, and in 2025 debut feature film Moonrise Over Knights Hill, which Steph produced, premiered as closing night film of the Inner West Film Fest.
Steph is the co-founder of independent production company Badlands.
If you’d like to see any work listed in the archive but not currently released please email: stephanie.jane.day@gmail.com
Photograph by T W Baker