After serving as assistant director on the features, "Beyond Gravity" (1988) and "The Returning" (1991), New Zealander Main made his co-directorial feature debut "Desperate Remedies" (1994). The film exposed and explored the sexuality and the colonialism ever-present in the typical historical melodrama. Since 1984, Main has collaborated with his co-director on "Desperate Remedies", Peter Wells, on projects ranging from documentaries to dramatic shorts.