Trisha Morton-Thomas

Trisha Morton-Thomas, also known as Patricia Morton, is an Anmatyerr woman born in the Northern Territory of Australia. She is a writer, producer, director and actor who has worked in the Australian film industry[1] since 1998 when she appeared in Radiance, the first feature film by director Rachel Perkins.[2]

Career

Morton-Thomas grew up in the remote Northern Territory. She started her career at the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) in 1983, where she worked as a volunteer radio announcer until 1990 when she moved to Darwin to work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation there.[3]

In 1991 Morton-Thomas moved to Sydney with her good friend Rachel Perkins, who, she says, “dragged me along with her".[4]

In Sydney she studied with Uta Hagen at the Eora College for Performing Arts and worked at the Bangarra Dance Theatre as a sound technician.[3]

After finishing at Eora College, Morton-Thomas appeared in Radiance in 1998, directed by Rachel Perkins. She played the main character, Mae.[1]

In 2004, suffering from homesickness, she returned to Alice Springs, where she returned to working with CAAMA, mainly on creating documentaries.[3]

In 2007 Morton-Thomas joined National Indigenous Television (NITV) as a commissioning editor, later being promoted to senior commissioning editor.[1]

In 2011 Morton-Thomas also formed Brindle Films, based in Alice Springs, with Rachel Clements, and they have since been joined by Anna Cadden.[5] Based in Alice Springs Brindle films has produced feature films, documentaries and television shows.[6] In 2020 it was confirmed that ABC and Brindle Films would partner to produce MaveriX set in the world of junior motorcross; this is set to be the largest ever local productions for the NT. It is due to be shot in Alice Springs in 2021.[7]

Filmography
  • Radiance (1998 film) – actor
  • The Old Man and the Inland Sea (2005) - post-production coordinator
  • Always Have and Always Will (2006) - production coordinator
  • Destiny in Alice (2007) - self
  • Willaberta Jack (2007) - development producer
  • Kwatye (2007) - writer, director
  • Redfern Now (2012-2013 TV series) - actor
  • Utopia (2013 film) - self
  • 8MMM Aboriginal Radio (2015 TV series) - actor, producer, writer
  • Coat of Arms (2017) - producer
  • Occupation Native (2017) - producer, writer, director, self
  • The Song Keepers (2017) - producer
  • Nobody's Child (2017) - actor
  • Finke: There and Back (2019) - producer
  • Total Control (2019 TV series)- actor
  • Not Just Numbers (2019) - producer
  • Robbie Hood (2019) - Indigenous consultant[2]

Awards

ATOM Awards (Australian Teachers of Media Awards)

  • 2018 – Best Indigenous Video or Website: Occupation Native (2017) (winner)

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

  • 2018 – Best Documentary: The Songkeepers (2017) (nominated)

References
  1. "TRISHA MORTON-THOMAS". brindlefilms. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Trisha Morton-Thomas". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. Internet, Chirp. "Trisha Morton-Thomas - Ronin Films - Educational DVD Sales". www.roninfilms.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. Morelli, Laura (10 August 2017). "Trisha Morton-Thomas dishes up a fresh look at Australia's colonial past". NITV. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. "ABOUT". brindlefilms. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. "ABOUT". brindlefilms. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  7. "ABC/Brindle Films' 'MaveriX' to be largest ever local production for the NT". IF Magazine. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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