Some of the world's most original and interesting directors--male or female--seem to emanate from Down Under. Australia has produced such diverse talents as Peter Weir and Gillian Armstrong, Philip Noyce and Jocelyn Morehouse. Add to the list Samantha Lang. Although British-born and raised, Lang has made her adopted homeland her base. Settling with her family in Sydney, she had an eclectic education, spending time in France, Germany and Czechoslovakia before earning her degree in film at Sydney's prestigious Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Lang earned attention for her short
