Career
Orner"s directorial debut, The Network, a feature documentary set behind the scenes of Afghanistan"s largest television station, premiered in the United States in March 2013. Orner grew up in Melbourne, Australia and was educated at Mountain Scopus Memorial College and Monash University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1993. Orner, along with actress Cate Blanchett, was one of only two Australians nominated for an Oscar in 2008.
Within hours, Orner created controversy by describing the United States Government as "a bunch of war criminals".
