HerStory
Rachel PERKINS
Born: 1970
Aboriginal or Torrest Stait Islander: Yes
Special Achievements:Circa 1991 she became the youngest female Executive Producer at SBS Television.
In 1995, Rachel won the first Indigenous Program Scholarship to the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Sydney.
First Aboriginal woman to direct a feature film (featured in book 'Reel Women Workers in Films and TV' by Julie James BAILEY.
Perkins produced the first Indigenous drama initiative From Sand to Celluloid.
Perkins found the production company Blackfella Films, which focuses on self-representation. 1988 - Perkins directed her first feature film Radiance. Daughter of Charles Perkins (activist).
Resources
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Image - Rachel Perkins
Rachel Perkins, 2012, AACTA Awards Results From Sydney, Australia
Wikimedia Commons: File:Rachel Perkins.jpg
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References
Rachel faces big task for festival. Centralian Advocate. August 14, 2001:10.
Boon, Cameron. 'Nervy' for our girl Rachel. Centralian Advocate. January 15, 2010:4.
Rachel Perkins. (2000, January 10). Retrieved from http://bonza.rmit.edu.au/biogr....
The Australian Women's Register. "Perkins, Rachel".
The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. "Perkins, Rachel".
The Australian. "The soft power of Rachel Perkins, bringing Aboriginal stories into the mainstream".
