Rachel Perkins
Australian film director · Australia · On the map · Directors · Born 1970 · age 56
Rachel Perkins is an Indigenous Australian film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. She founded and was co-director of the independent film production company Blackfella Films from 1992 until 2022.
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The Australian WarsSeries, Director, Creator2019
Total ControlSeries, Director, Writer2018
Mystery RoadSeries, Director2017
Jasper JonesFilm, Director2015
Redfern Now: Promise MeFilm, Director2014
Black Panther WomanFilm, Director2012
Redfern NowSeries, Director
MaboFilm, 2012Director2009
Bran Nue DaeFilm, Director, Writer2008
First AustraliansSeries, Director, Writer2002
MimiFilm, Producer2001
One Night the MoonFilm, Director1998
RadianceFilm, Director1993
Blood Brothers: Broken EnglishFilm, Producer
Blood Brothers: Freedom RideFilm, 1993Director, Producer
Blood Brothers: From Little Things, Big Things GrowFilm, 1993Producer
Blood Brothers: Jardiwarnpa - A Warlpiri Fire CeremonyFilm, 1993Producer1970BornPeople around Rachel
Deborah Mailman Rachel directed Bran Nue Dae and Radiance
Geoffrey Rush Rachel directed Bran Nue Dae (2010)
Hugo Weaving Rachel directed Jasper Jones (2017)
Toni Collette Rachel directed Jasper Jones (2017)
Jessica Mauboy Rachel directed Bran Nue Dae (2010)
Angourie Rice Rachel directed Jasper Jones (2017)
Levi Miller Rachel directed Jasper Jones (2017)
Missy Higgins Rachel directed Bran Nue Dae (2010)
Magda Szubanski Rachel directed Bran Nue Dae (2010)
Paul Kelly Rachel directed One Night the Moon (2001)
Ernie Dingo Rachel directed Bran Nue Dae (2010)
Rebecca O'Brien Produced Jasper Jones (2017)
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Perkins and the company were responsible for producing First Australians (2008), an award-winning documentary series that remains the highest-selling educational title in Australia, and which Perkins regards as her most important work. She directed the films Radiance (1998), One Night the Moon (2001), Bran Nue Dae (2009), the courtroom drama telemovie Mabo (2012), and Jasper Jones (2017). The acclaimed television drama series Redfern Now was made by Blackfella Films, and Perkins directed two episodes as well as the feature-length conclusion to the series, Promise Me (2015).
