Cate Shortland (born 10 August 1968) is an Australian director and screenwriter. She received international acclaim for her 2004 romantic drama film Somersault, her 2012 historical drama film Lore, and her 2017 psychological thriller film Berlin Syndrome. She is best known for directing the 2021 superhero film Black Widow. Shortland was born in Temora, New South Wales. She graduated from the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School, where she received the Southern Star Award for most promi
I wanted to give Natasha Romanoff's story the feeling of a 'broken family drama' with an 'Eastern European feel,' creating something that looked and felt 'like an indie movie that happened to be a big action film,' citing films like 'Capernaum' and 'Gloria Bell' as inspirations.