Dee McLachlan (born Duncan McLachlan; 4 March 1951) is a film director, producer and writer from Middle Park, Victoria.[1] Under her assigned name, McLachlan directed such films as Scavengers, The Double 0 Kid, Running Wild, Deadly Chase and The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo.
Dee McLachlan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 March 1951 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter and film producer |
| Years active | 1990–98 2007–present |
In 1999 McLachlan moved to Australia, where she publicly 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 10 Terrorists.
Filmography
edit- 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
- 1993 - The Double 0 Kid
Author
editMcLachlan founded Gumshoe News in 2013 and along with Mary W Maxwell has written and published over 2,000 articles. McLachlan and Maxwell have co-authored two books: Enough is Enough (on the Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania) and Truth in Journalism. Mclachlan has written five children's books.
References
edit- ^ 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.[dead link]
- ^ "Joel adds winning chapter to stories". The Australian.[dead link]
- ^ Nominations for the 2007 Inside Film Awards revealed, inside film[dead 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. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links
edit- 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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