Dee McLachlan

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Dee McLachlan
Born (1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 73)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter and film producer
Years active1990–98
2007–present

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 .

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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 .

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McLachlan 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.

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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.
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  6. FCCA AWARDS 2008 – WINNERS, urban cinefile, archived from the original on 12 March 2016
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