Director
Rachel Perkins
- Born January 1, 1970 in Canberra, Australia
Rachel Perkins is an Australian film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. Her Australian Aboriginal heritage (Arrernte/Kalkadoon) has informed her entire filmmaking career. She founded Australia's premier Indigenous production company Blackfella Films in 1992, and has contributed extensively to the development of Indigenous filmmakers in Australia and, more broadly, to the Australian film and television industry. She is known for her films Radiance (1998), One Night the Moon (2001), Bran Nue Dae (2010), and Jasper Jones (2017).
Known for
Jasper Jones2017
Mystery Road2018
Bran Nue Dae2009
Total Control2019
One Night the Moon2001
Radiance1998
Mabo2012
Redfern Now2012
Filmography
- 2026Frame By FrameSeriesSelf, Creator
- 2022The Australian WarsSeriesSelf, Director, Creator
- 2019Total ControlSeriesDirector, Writer
- 2018Mystery RoadSeriesDirector
- 2017Jasper JonesFilmDirector
- 2015Redfern Now: Promise MeFilmDirector
- 2014Black Panther WomanFilmDirector
- 2012MaboFilmDirector
- 2012Redfern NowSeriesDirector
- 2009Bran Nue DaeFilmDirector, Writer
- 2008First AustraliansSeriesDirector, Producer, Writer, Creator
- 2002MimiFilmProducer
- 2001One Night the MoonFilmDirector
- 1998RadianceFilmDirector
- 1996From Sand to Celluloid: PaybackFilmLine Producer
- 1993Blood Brothers: Broken EnglishFilmProducer
- 1993Blood Brothers: Freedom RideFilmProducer, Director
- 1993Blood Brothers: From Little Things, Big Things GrowFilmProducer
- 1993Blood Brothers: Jardiwarnpa - A Warlpiri Fire CeremonyFilmProducer