Dee McLachlan

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.

For the New Zealand cricketer, see Duncan McLachlan (cricketer).

Dee McLachlan
Born
Duncan McLachlan

(1951-03-04) 4 March 1951
Cape Town, South Africa
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter and film producer
Years active1990–98
2007–present

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

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Dee McLachlan". The Australian.
  3. "Joel adds winning chapter to stories". The Australian.
  4. Nominations for the 2007 Inside Film Awards revealed, inside film
  5. "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.
  6. FCCA AWARDS 2008 – WINNERS, urban cinefile, archived from the original on 12 March 2016
  7. "Dee McLachlan writer/director of The Jammed speaks with WSWS". wsws.org. Retrieved 30 October 2019.


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