Michael Shanks is an Australian filmmaker, known for directing The Wizards of Aus (2016) and Together (2025).
[1] As a grade 12 student, Shanks won a film competition run by The Escapist to produce a web series pilot episode.
Shanks plays a wizard who emigrates to Melbourne and faces backlash from the community.
[5][6][7] Starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, the body horror film will be distributed by Neon.
[8][9][10] Shanks has named Lord of the Rings, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Monty Python as early creative inspirations.