Education
Spencer studied Speech pathology in Melbourne before pursuing interests in film and radio. She later studied Media Arts at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University and completed her first documentary film: Heathens in 1994.
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Based in Bendigo, she is also a prominent film critic, journalist and radio presenter. In the 1980s, as a volunteer, she co-produced "Eeek!" a 3RRR cultural theory radio show, hosted by Philip Brophy and Bruce Milne. Spencer is also an advocate for film culture, and has been invited as a guest speaker to various film events around Australia.
She broadcasts regularly on American Broadcasting Company Radio National, Sydney and Melbourne metro American Broadcasting Company radio, and regional American Broadcasting Company radio.
She has worked as a film programmer (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, VCA, Kingston Arts Centre), and taught documentary and film theory and practice (Melbourne University, VCA, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, AFTRS Melbourne). She has written for publications IF Magazine, Real Time, documenter, The Eye and Like.
From 1996-1998 Spencer Company-founded, programmed and ran the VCA Documentary Film Society at the Victorian College of the Arts. In 1999 She joined American Broadcasting Company Radio"s Triple J national youth network as resident film critic and journalist.
In 2004 she completed her Master of Arts in Media Arts (Documentary) at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, and from 2004-2006 was a film critic on Business School Television"s The Movie Show.
In 2007 Spencer was the Guest Director of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, and in 2008 became a radio presenter on 105.7 American Broadcasting Company Darwin. In 2010 she moved to Bendigo, and as of 2015 is a radio presenter for American Broadcasting Company Central Victoria. Spencer has been a judge for film festivals and competitions across Australia, including Sydney Film Festival, Shoot Out, Saint Kilda Film Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International, Underground and Fringe Film Festivals, Real Life on Film Documentary Festival, Queensland"s Pandanus Film Festival, the Société Anonyme Zoom Fest, Melbourne International Queer Film Festival, SPAA Fringe and the annual American Film Institute
In June 2006 Spencer was criticised for a live on-air review for the movie X-Men: The Last Stand, in which she commented "Jews used to be oppressed and now they are the oppressors" (in reference to the character Magneto, a Jewish holocaust survivor).
Melbourne Ports Member of Parliament Michael Danby, in a letter to the station that had aired the review, called the comments "careless and ignorant".
She is known for being one of the few artists and critics to praise Harmony Korine"s Gummo (1997), a documentary-style film about one of America"s poorest, most depraved neighbourhoods.
Membership
In 2002 she co-founded Triple J"s annual Framebreaks National Youth Short Film Festival, and was a member of the MIFF Film Critic"s Jury.
