Adrian Chiarella

Adrian Chiarella is an Australian director and writer. He's known for his work on Leviticus, a queer coming-of-age psychological horror film which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and was subsequently acquired for international distribution by Neon. His prior work includes the "Walking Gambit" episode of SBS anthology series Erotic Stories, which won an AWGIE in 2025, acclaimed short film Dwarf Planet, which screened at the 68th Sydney Film Festival in 2021, and early editing pre-visualization work for Baz Luhrmann's Australia. Chiarella is a graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School and is repped in all areas by WME and Cameron's Management.