GenZara Productions is an Australian independent film and television production company dedicated to bold, innovative storytelling that resonates with the next generation. Founded and led by Zara Goodman, a Gen Z filmmaker of Papua New Guinean and English heritage, GenZara is more than just a production house. It is a creative movement that champions women-led, Gen Z narratives designed to challenge, inspire, and empower.

The name “GenZara” is a play on words — blending “Generation Z” and “Generation Zara” — and reflects Zara’s vision of storytelling that is deeply personal yet universally resonant. Every project is crafted to delight her inner child, creating films, television, and media that a young Zara would have loved to see: stories infused with wonder, wit, gothic beauty, and emotional truth.

Raised in the culturally rich islands of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands before settling in Far North Queensland and later Brisbane, Zara brings a kaleidoscope of influences to her work. Her storytelling is shaped by her unique cultural heritage: Papua New Guinean traditions steeped in mysticism, an intimate connection to land, animals, and spirit, and a Christian faith that informs her exploration of light and dark, good and evil, and the enduring power of hope.

Zara is an auteur in every sense. Her visual and narrative style is unmistakable — a blend of gothic elegance and childlike imagination. Her stories often explore:

• Gothicism and inherited legacy

• The supernatural and spiritual symbolism

• Bloodlines, ancestry, and female identity

• Mythology, mysticism, and Christian allegory

• Social expectations vs. personal freedom

• Found family, unlikely friendships, and the resilience of the human spirit

Inspired by a lifelong love of history, art, and literature — from Ancient Egypt and Rome to the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment — as well as nostalgic screen favourites like The Sound of Music, Phantom of the Opera, Bewitched, Barbie, Scooby Doo, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Zara seamlessly weaves the whimsical and the profound. Her work is rooted in the fantastical, but always seeks to reveal something deeply human and true.

At its core, GenZara Productions is about shifting the cinematic landscape by elevating marginalised voices — particularly BIPOC women — and helping shape the future of media through fresh, fearless, and socially conscious perspectives. With an unwavering commitment to inclusivity, creativity, and authenticity, the company tells stories that reflect our world while imagining new ones into being.

GenZara is where childlike wonder meets gothic glamour. Where myth collides with meaning. Where storytelling becomes both a mirror and a window — illuminating who we are, and who we might become.