Fran spent a decade writing, producing and directing commercials and documentaries, before pivoting to scripted in 2019. She developed the Netflix surf series Surviving Summer, along with Joanna Werner and Josh Mapleston, acting as Associate Producer on Season 1 (2021), and Surf Unit Producer/Co-Director on Season 2 (2023). Her credits include First Love (2011), Conspiracy 365 (2012), The Reef (2013), It’s People Like Us (2017), Finding The Line (2017), and now Buried (2024). Her work is known for its strong focus on empowering women as well as its candid youthful feel. Currently she is developing a number of tv concepts and lives with her husband and two children on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria, Australia.