A new Australian documentary following artist Michelle Kometz’s provocative public art project will premiere at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival this weekend, exploring the gendered censorship of bodies online.
Dayna Di Fulvio’s Urban Nipple follows contemporary artist Michelle Kometz, whose nipple sculptures challenge the censorship of female bodies both in public space and online.
Installed in unexpected places like traffic light buttons, her playful work invites the public to engage and confront their discomfort, sparking reactions from laughter to disapproval.
Michelle’s growing online community, Urban Nipple, fosters a space for discussion around body autonomy, intersectionality and gender equality. But when social media platforms begin removing her content, Michelle and the community she’s cultivated are faced with the harsh realities of gendered censorship.
At its heart, Urban Nipple reveals how outdated online policies continue to impact women, queer people and other marginalised communities.
Urban Nipple is directed, produced and edited byDayna Di Fulvio, a gender-fluid filmmaker and passionate advocate for women and gender-diverse people working in film.
Based in Naarm/Melbourne, they work as a 1st Assistant Director with over 10 years of experience, including credits on the drama feature, Afterlight, and female-driven sci-fi series, Classic.
Their latest project, The Dysphoria, a Screen Australia funded trans-horror film, premiered at the renowned Fantasia Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival in 2025. Urban Nipple is their directorial debut.
Urban Nipple will screen at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on Sunday, 12 July. Details here.
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