Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
27
Gender
Female
Birthday
1970-01-01 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Canberra, Australia
Also Known As
Rachel Perkins
Biography
Rachel Perkins is an Australian film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. Her Australian Aboriginal heritage (Arrernte/Kalkadoon) has informed her entire filmmaking career. She founded Australia's premier Indigenous production company Blackfella Films in 1992, and has contributed extensively to the development of Indigenous filmmakers in Australia and, more broadly, to the Australian film and television industry. She is known for her films Radiance (1998), One Night the Moon (2001), Bran Nue Dae (2010), and Jasper Jones (2017).
