Laurence recently wrote, produced and directed FREEMAN (ABC tv + iview) which was the most watched documentary of 2020 on Australian TV. Her latest feature film, THE GIANTS - the extraordinary life of environmental folk hero and gay icon Bob Brown intertwined with the story of Australia's giant trees - is out in April 2023. She is the recipient of the Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting at the 2021 NSW Premier Literary Awards.In a world where stories are everything, Laurence helped turn global brands such as Lonely Planet and Elite Models into cross-media storytelling organisations through the creation of their own TV shows, online video channels, editorial websites and social media. A creative with acute business skills, she developed, financed and produced multiple TV shows and webseries that screened on platforms such as National Geographic, Discovery, Eurosport, SBS, Vice, i-D, Facebook and Youku. She was in fact the first producer worldwide to secure original commissions from US digital platforms Hulu and Al Gore's Current TV. More recently she staged large-scale fashion and music events across China and Europe for which she experimented with giant screens video. With her production company General Strike, Laurence combines her experience across narrative content and form to create new kinds of screen-based experiences.Expertise includes: Creative Leadership (Editorial Strategy, Content Development, Acquisition & Commissioning), Multi-platform production (TV, Online & Live Events Giant Screens); Financing & Marketing; Branding & Art Direction.Dual Nationality French & Australian.