Ellis Spennser
Directing
Biography
Ellis James Spennser Plant, known as Ellis Spennser (born March 10, 2006) originally from Reading, Berkshire, England is an English-Australian filmmaker currently based in Sydney, Australia. He began studying film at Macquarie University in 2024. He has directed, as of September 2025, over fifteen films, and attends the Macquarie Civic Internship, taking on other film roles in commercial projects. In the second half of 2025, Spennser became the Production Manager (student leader) of Civic, and is now the Events Supervisor for Civic in the first half of 2026. At a young age, Spennser became a child actor and model, starring as an extra in the Yash Chopra-directed film "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" (2012), and appearing in Kriv Stenders-directed season 2, episode 6 of TV series "Doctor Doctor". He was also in a 2011 Gini and Joni advert that was displayed in over 200 shops in India. In 2013, he played a skeleton trick-or-treater in an advertisement for "Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods". In 2025, Spennser helped fund Louise Weard's film "Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds", and is credited as an Associate Producer. He has previously been credited as Ellis Plant, Ellis James Plant, and Ellis J.S. Plant.
Known For
In New York, Circle tries to leave a trans separatist cult.
Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds
An abridged version of Castration Movie Anthology iii.
Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
A creative figure must reckon with others more powerful than them and forces beyond their control. Intended as a depiction of the tension between machines and man, the natural and the unnatural, especially in relation to art and sociality.
Express Yourself
Aurora falls unconscious after a plastic caterpillar appears on her hand. In her dream, she pursues Luna, and attempts to stop her from following The Dark Man.
Azazel
Documentary on musician Todd Hardy, detailing some of his early music days, as well as working with Baz Luhrmann.
Todd Hardy
A self-portrait from an 18-year-old filmmaker and student that uses cloning.