Dee McLachlan
Dee McLachlan | |
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| Born | Duncan McLachlan 4 March 1951 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter and film producer |
| Years active | 1990–98 2007–present |
Dee McLachlan is a film director, producer and writer from Middle Park, Victoria.[1] McLachlan was born Duncan McLachlan in the early 1950s in South Africa. As Duncan, McLachlan directed such films as Scavengers, The Double 0 Kid, Running Wild, Deadly Chase and The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo.
In 1999 McLachlan moved to Australia, where she transitioned gender and changed her name to Dee.[2] Her credits include The Jammed, a film for which she won IF Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Script[3] She also received nominations for Best Editing at the IF Awards,[4] Best Film, Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay at the AFI Awards,[5] and for Best Director, Best Film and Best Screenplay at the FCCA awards[6] She followed up The Jammed with 2012's 10Terrorists.
Filmography
- 2019 - The Wheel
- 2017 - Out of the Shadows
- 2014 - Wentworth (TV series)
- 2012 - 10 Terrorists
- 2011 - Everest the Promise
- 2007 - The Jammed[7]
- 1997 - The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
- 1995 - Running Wild
- 1993 - Deadly Chase
References
- ^ Schembri, Jim (5 December 2008). "A wild ride ... and it's not over yet". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Dee McLachlan". The Australian.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Joel adds winning chapter to stories". The Australian.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Nominations for the 2007 Inside Film Awards revealed, inside film
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise". The Herald Sun. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ^ FCCA AWARDS 2008 – WINNERS, urban cinefile, archived from the original on 12 March 2016
- ^ "Dee McLachlan writer/director of The Jammed speaks with WSWS". wsws.org. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links
- Dee McLachlan at IMDb
- Dee McLachlan, writer/director of The Jammed speaks with WSWS, 21 September 2007, Richard Phillips on the World Socialist Web Site
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