Hunter Somerled

Hunter Somerled is a Naarm/Melbourne-based emerging filmmaker and writer whose work centres queer Australian voices through intimate, lyrical storytelling. Currently studying Creative Writing and Screen & Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne, his films blend poetry, vulnerability, and defiance, often exploring the complexities of identity and desire within the overstimulating twenty-first century. He founded Green Carnation Productions to develop community-rooted projects, with the main focus of voicing the untold creative works of young Australians who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. His latest short film, Fags, adapted from his poem ‘Faggots’, reclaims a slur by transforming hate into art and pride. Hunter is committed to creating emotionally charged cinema that amplifies and celebrates the queer experience.