
Directing
Adrian Chiarella
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Directing
Credits
8 titles
Adrian Chiarella is an Australian writer and director. He is best known for his debut feature film, Leviticus (2026), which premiered in the Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival. He also directed episodes of Totally Completely Fine (2023) and Five Bedrooms, and won the 2025 AWGIE Award for his Erotic Stories episode "Walking Gambit."
Known for
6.8Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most: each other.
Leviticus
2026
NRA lonely, awkward teenager encounters a male sex worker on a morning in suburban Sydney. Based on the short story "Concealer" by Andy Boreham.
Dwarf Planet
2020
NRVincent suffers from a rare skin condition, where the slightest touch leaves him blistered and scarred. His mother Anna lives in constant fear of him - afraid of the harm she may cause by holding her own son's hand. When a ghost from the past tries to make contact, Anna must face her fears and find a way to connect with her son.
Touch
2014
3.3Hong, a lonely Chinese immigrant, sells black market abalone at inflated prices and avoids connecting with people through a life of solitary ritual. He ventures to a remote part of the coast to track down his supplier where he meets Cain, a lonely gay man in a troubled relationship. With Cain’s help, Hong makes his way back to the city – and to a new understanding of his life.
Black Lips
2018
Behind the camera
6.8Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most: each other.
Leviticus
2026
6.8Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most: each other.
Leviticus
2026
NRA lonely, awkward teenager encounters a male sex worker on a morning in suburban Sydney. Based on the short story "Concealer" by Andy Boreham.
Dwarf Planet
2020
NRA lonely, awkward teenager encounters a male sex worker on a morning in suburban Sydney. Based on the short story "Concealer" by Andy Boreham.
Dwarf Planet
2020
NRVincent suffers from a rare skin condition, where the slightest touch leaves him blistered and scarred. His mother Anna lives in constant fear of him - afraid of the harm she may cause by holding her own son's hand. When a ghost from the past tries to make contact, Anna must face her fears and find a way to connect with her son.
Touch
2014
NRVincent suffers from a rare skin condition, where the slightest touch leaves him blistered and scarred. His mother Anna lives in constant fear of him - afraid of the harm she may cause by holding her own son's hand. When a ghost from the past tries to make contact, Anna must face her fears and find a way to connect with her son.
Touch
2014
3.3Hong, a lonely Chinese immigrant, sells black market abalone at inflated prices and avoids connecting with people through a life of solitary ritual. He ventures to a remote part of the coast to track down his supplier where he meets Cain, a lonely gay man in a troubled relationship. With Cain’s help, Hong makes his way back to the city – and to a new understanding of his life.
Black Lips
2018
3.3Hong, a lonely Chinese immigrant, sells black market abalone at inflated prices and avoids connecting with people through a life of solitary ritual. He ventures to a remote part of the coast to track down his supplier where he meets Cain, a lonely gay man in a troubled relationship. With Cain’s help, Hong makes his way back to the city – and to a new understanding of his life.
Black Lips
2018
