Dee McLachlan
| Dee McLachlan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Duncan McLachlan early 1950s South Africa |
| Occupation | 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.
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.
- ↑ "Joel adds winning chapter to stories". The Australian.
- ↑ Nominations for the 2007 Inside Film Awards revealed, inside film
- ↑ "The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise". The Herald Sun. 4 December 2008.
- ↑ FCCA AWARDS 2008 – WINNERS, urban cinefile, archived from the original on 12 March 2016
External links
- Dee McLachlan at the Internet Movie Database
- Duncan McLachlan at the Internet Movie Database
- Dee McLachlan, writer/director of The Jammed speaks with WSWS, 21 September 2007, Richard Phillips on the World Socialist Web Site