The government had been overthrown, as Vaclev Havel was coming to power, and young people who had previously been barred from attending university because of their parents' political leanings had just entered film school.

[2] Early in her career, Lang worked for advertising firm Cherub Pictures, directing television commercials.

Porter plays a lesbian private detective who falls in love with a suspect (McGillis) in the disappearance of a young woman.

[8][9] In April 2022, Screen Australia announced funding for Immersion, a science fiction drama TV series to be directed by Garth Davis (Lion), written by Matt Vesely (Aftertaste) and executive produced by Emile Sherman (The King's Speech) and Lang.

[5] Since 2019 and as of 2022[update], Lang is collaborating with Garth Davis, Emile Sherman and Iain Canning in a new production company called I AM THAT, as an executive producer and head of development.

[5] She was elected as President of the Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) in 2015,[5] relinquishing the role in December 2021 after serving for 12 years on the board in total.

[14] As of 2022[update], Lang submitted her thesis for a Doctor of Philosophy (Communications) in 'Posthuman Screen Poetics' at University of Technology Sydney.