Trisha Morton-Thomas
Trisha Morton-Thomas, also known as Patricia Morton, is an Anmatyerr woman born in the Northern Territory of Australia. She is a writer, producer, director and actor who has worked in the Australian film industry[1] since 1998 when she appeared in Radiance, the first feature film by director Rachel Perkins.[2]
Career
Morton-Thomas grew up in the remote Northern Territory. She started her career at the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) in 1983, where she worked as a volunteer radio announcer until 1990 when she moved to Darwin to work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation there.[3]
In 1991 Morton-Thomas moved to Sydney with her good friend Rachel Perkins, who, she says, “dragged me along with her".[4]
In Sydney she studied with Uta Hagen at the Eora College for Performing Arts and worked at the Bangarra Dance Theatre as a sound technician.[3]
After finishing at Eora College, Morton-Thomas appeared in Radiance in 1998, directed by Rachel Perkins. She played the main character, Mae.[1]
In 2004, suffering from homesickness, she returned to Alice Springs, where she returned to working with CAAMA, mainly on creating documentaries.[3]
In 2007 Morton-Thomas joined National Indigenous Television (NITV) as a commissioning editor, later being promoted to senior commissioning editor.[1]
In 2011 Morton-Thomas also formed Brindle Films, based in Alice Springs, with Rachel Clements, and they have since been joined by Anna Cadden.[5]
Filmography
- Radiance (1998 film) – actor
- The Old Man and the Inland Sea (2005) - post-production coordinator
- Always Have and Always Will (2006) - production coordinator
- Destiny in Alice (2007) - self
- Willaberta Jack (2007) - development producer
- Kwatye (2007) - writer, director
- Redfern Now (2012-2013 TV series) - actor
- Utopia (2013 film) - self
- 8MMM Aboriginal Radio (2015 TV series) - actor, producer, writer
- Coat of Arms (2017) - producer
- Occupation Native (2017) - producer, writer, director, self
- The Song Keepers (2017) - producer
- Nobody's Child (2017) - actor
- Finke: There and Back (2019) - producer
- Total Control (2019 TV series)- actor
- Not Just Numbers (2019) - producer
- Robbie Hood (2019) - Indigenous consultant[2]
Awards
ATOM Awards (Australian Teachers of Media Awards)
- 2018 – Best Indigenous Video or Website: Occupation Native (2017) (winner)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
- 2018 – Best Documentary: The Songkeepers (2017) (nominated)
References
- ^ a b c "TRISHA MORTON-THOMAS". brindlefilms. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Trisha Morton-Thomas". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Internet, Chirp. "Trisha Morton-Thomas - Ronin Films - Educational DVD Sales". www.roninfilms.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Morelli, Laura (10 August 2017). "Trisha Morton-Thomas dishes up a fresh look at Australia's colonial past". NITV. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "ABOUT". brindlefilms. Retrieved 27 October 2019.