Rachel Perkins

Rachel Perkins' Australian Aboriginal heritage has informed her entire filmmaking career. She founded Australia's premier Indigenous production company Blackfella Films in 1992. Rachel has directed four feature films: Radiance, One Night the Moon, the musical Bran Nue Dae which screened at the Sundance, Berlin and Toronto Film Festivals, and Jasper Jones. In 2012 Rachel directed the telemovie Mabo for ABC1. Rachel also directed three episodes and a telemovie of the landmark television drama series Redfern Now. She recently directed all 6 episodes of the critically acclaimed Mystery Road for ABC1, which was awarded best Australian TV Drama series for 2018. Rachel also wrote, directed and co-produced the seven-hour documentary series for SBS First Australians (2009). She is currently a board member of AIATSIS, Jawun and the Australian Heritage Commission.