Upton and Blanchett formed a film production company, Dirty Films, whose projects include the short film "Bangers" (1999) and the feature film "Little Fish" (2006). Upton wrote, produced and directed "Bangers", which starred Blanchett. He was the associate producer on "Little Fish", which also starred Blanchett. In 2006, he wrote the film "Gone" which was directed by Ringan Ledwidge. Upton wrote the libretto to Alan John's opera "Through the Looking Glass" which premiered with the Victorian Opera in Melbourne in May 2008. Uptone and the couple's children appeared in segment 11 of the 2015 film "Manifesto".