Boss Cat

Genevieve Clay-Smith is a pioneering Australian filmmaker and co-founder of Bus Stop Films and Inclusively Made. BOSS CAT, her feature film debut as writer and director, is the world’s first inclusively made feature film.

Her work, including the viral short THE INTERVIEWER, has screened at over 200 festivals worldwide. She has also directed for SESAME STREET, ABC Kids and SBS. A former NSW Young Australian of the Year, she continues to advocate for inclusion through global keynote speaking and innovative screen productions.

Olivia Hargroder is a public speaker, actor and advocate. While at school she developed her own Teach the Teacher enterprise, to tackle the disparity in education for children with Down Syndrome, which she has taken across Australia. A finalist of Young Australian of the Year, Olivia is an engaging, entertaining and eloquent speaker. Her personal goal was always to be an actor and after school, she was accepted into NIDA Young Actors Studio. She became an emerging artist with La Boite Theatre Company in 2020, and a range of film credits, commercials, podcasts, training videos, hosting and presenting roles followed until her first screen lead, in SUNSHINE alongside Anna McGahan.