Erica Glynn
Erica Glynn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Film director |
Erica Glynn (born 1964) is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker, known for directing, producing and writing documentaries and other films.
Early life, education and family[]
Glynn was born in 1964. She is the daughter of photographer Freda Glynn,[1] brother of director Warwick Thornton,[2][3] and niece of educator Rona Glynn.[1]
She is a drama directing graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney.[4]
Career[]
Glynn started her working life at the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) in Alice Springs,[4] which had been co-founded by her mother Freda.[5]
In 2003 she started working for the Australian Film Commission,[2] becoming head of the Indigenous Department of Screen Australia from 2010 until 2014. She was executive producer of the ABC TV series Redfern Now, The Gods of Wheat Street, and 8MMM Aboriginal Radio.[4]
In 2017 she wrote and directed In My Own Words, a documentary about the work done by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation in Brewarrina, New South Wales. The film was selected for the Sydney Film Festival that year.[6]
Glynn did some of the writing for Little J & Big Cuz, an animated children's series, and co-directed Black Comedy, both on ABC TV.[4]
She is co-creator, writer and director of the upcoming drama series for SBS Television, True Colours (2022).[7]
Recognition[]
In 2017 Glynn was the recipient of the David and Joan Williams Documentary Fellowship.[1][8]
Glynn's feature-length documentary, She Who Must Be Loved, about her mother Freda, won Best Australian Documentary at the 2019 Sydney Film Festival.[3][5]
Selected filmography[]
- Redreaming the Dark
- My Bed, Your Bed (1998)
- Maude and Pearlie Too (1999)
- Ngangkari (2001), about the traditional healers of the Central Desert Region known as ngangkari[4]
- In My Own Words (2017)
- She Who Must Be Loved (2018)
References[]
- ^ a b c "Glynn, Erica". Women's Museum of Australia. 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Erica Glynn". Deadly Vibe (78). September 2003. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008.
- ^ a b "'It was for us': She gave voice to bush communities". The Junction. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Speaker: Erica Glynn". . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Scherer, Jennifer (18 June 2019). "Freda Glynn biography wins documentary film of the year at SFF". NITV. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Glynn, Erica. "Interview with Erica Glynn - In My Own Words". Screen NSW (Interview). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "SBS announces commission of Australian drama, True Colours". Mediaweek. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Groves, Don (8 June 2017). "Erica Glynn wins $50,000 documentary fellowship". if.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Further reading[]
- Mailman, Deborah (introduction) (2018), Duthie, Amanda (ed.), Kin : an extraordinary Australian filmmaking family: Including Freda Glynn, Warwick Thornton, Erica Glynn, Dylan River, Tanith Glynn-Maloney [Trove catalogue entry], Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-1-74305-635-6,
In Kin: An extraordinary Australian filmmaking family, artists and filmmakers from all over the world pay tribute to the indomitable Freda Glynn and her family.
External links[]
- Erica Glynn at IMDb
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Indigenous Australian filmmakers
- Women film directors
- Australian women film directors
- Australian film directors
- Australian women television producers