Molly Reynolds (director)

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Molly Reynolds is an Australian producer, screenwriter and director, best known for the 2021 documentary My Name is Gulpilil about acclaimed actor and dancer David Gulpilil. She wrote and directed Another Country in 2015, [1] and co-wrote and co-directed the single-person ShoPaapaa in 2020. [2]

Many of Reynolds' works are on the subject of Indigenous Australians' experience, which began as a "happy accident" as her partner Rolf de Heer began work on the 2006 film Ten Canoes . [3]

Reynolds has also worked as a consultant in the Australian film sector, advising on national qualifications, developing and delivering curricula at a range of universities, and sitting on review panels. [4]

Filmography

FilmRole
The Balanda and the Bark Canoes (2006) [5] Director
Twelve Canoes (2008)Producer
Another Country (2015)Writer, director
Still Our Country (2015) [6] Director, producer
The Waiting Room (2018) [7] Director
ShoPaapaa (2020)Co-writer, co-director
My Name is Gulpilil (2021)Writer, director

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References

  1. Reynolds, Molly (3 March 2016), Another Country (Documentary), Vertigo Productions, Bula'bula Arts Aboriginal, retrieved 29 November 2021
  2. Bassi, Shekhar; Reynolds, Molly (21 October 2020), ShoPaapaa (Drama), Adelaide Film Festival, Intelligent Ink Films, Vertigo Productions, retrieved 30 November 2021
  3. Paine, Will (20 May 2021). "Molly Reynolds: My Name Is Gulpilil". FilmInk. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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