Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2001) Winner
Sally Riley
サリー・ライリー
Sarī RaIrī
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Narromine, New South Wales → Sydney, New South Wales → Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Career
- Occupations
- Television producer, Film producer, Screenwriter, Media executive
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Affiliations
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Screen Australia
- Memberships
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member
- Nominations
- AWGIE Award nomination (Fly Peewee, Fly!)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wollongong | — | Creative Arts (Theatre) | Bachelor of Creative Arts (Theatre) | — | Australia |
| National Institute of Dramatic Art | — | Directing course | — | — | Australia |
University of Wollongong
Creative Arts (Theatre)
Degree:
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Theatre)
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
Australia
National Institute of Dramatic Art
Directing course
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Public Service Medal | — | — | Government of Australia | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Cecil Holmes Award | — | — | Australian Directors Guild | 共同受賞 |
| 2023 | Don Dunstan Award | — | — | Adelaide Film Festival | 受賞 |
Public Service Medal
2008
Organization:
Government of Australia
Result:
受賞
Cecil Holmes Award
2011
Organization:
Australian Directors Guild
Result:
共同受賞
Don Dunstan Award
2023
Organization:
Adelaide Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fly Peewee, Fly!
1995 Short filmA young boy teaches his white grandmother and Aboriginal father perspective.
Indigenous cultureFamily
In Search of Archie
1998 Documentary shortDocumentary about writer Archie Weller trying to find proof of his Aboriginality.
Indigenous identity
Confessions of a Headhunter
2000 Short filmBased on Archie Weller's short story, examines conflict between Noongar people and colonial culture.
Indigenous vs ColonialismRevenge
Bibliography
- Redfern Now
- Cleverman
- Total Control
- Mystery Road
- The Heights
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Indigenous storytellingDiversity advocacy
- Recurring Motifs
- Indigenous self-representationCultural identity
Legacy
Legacy in capacity building for First Nations creatives and centering First Nations stories in national narrative.
Quotes
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Sally Riley’s legacy goes beyond the content she has commissioned on the screen. It goes to the capacity building of First Nations creatives in the film and television industry and in seeing First Nations stories becoming central in the national narrative.
Source: Don Dunstan Award essay (Larissa Behrendt) (2023)
Trivia
- Wiradjuri woman
- Public Service Medal (PSM) recipient
- Son Eli is also a filmmaker