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Dee McLachlan
Dee McLachlan
Born	4 March 1951 (age 73); Cape Town, South Africa
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter and film producer
Years active	1990–98; 2007–present

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Dee McLachlan (born Duncan McLachlan; 4 March 1951) is a film director, producer and writer from Middle Park, Victoria.^[1] Under her assigned name, McLachlan directed such films as Scavengers, The Double 0 Kid, Running Wild, Deadly Chase and The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo.

In 1999 McLachlan moved to Australia, where she publicly transitioned gender and changed her name to Dee.^[2] Her credits include The Jammed, a film for which she won IF Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Script^[3] She also received nominations for Best Editing at the IF Awards,^[4] Best Film, Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay at the AFI Awards,^[5] and for Best Director, Best Film and Best Screenplay at the FCCA awards^[6] She followed up The Jammed with 2012's 10 Terrorists.

Filmography

2019 - The Wheel
2017 - Out of the Shadows
2014 - Wentworth (TV series)
2012 - 10 Terrorists
2011 - Everest the Promise
2007 - The Jammed^[7]
1997 - The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1995 - Running Wild
1993 - Deadly Chase
1993 - The Double 0 Kid

Author

McLachlan founded Gumshoe News in 2013 and along with Mary W Maxwell has written and published over 2,000 articles. McLachlan and Maxwell have co-authored two books: Enough is Enough (on the Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania) and Truth in Journalism. Mclachlan has written five children's books.

References

^ Schembri, Jim (5 December 2008). "A wild ride ... and it's not over yet". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ "Dee McLachlan". The Australian.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Joel adds winning chapter to stories". The Australian.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Nominations for the 2007 Inside Film Awards revealed, inside film^{[dead link‍]}
^ "The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise". The Herald Sun. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
^ FCCA AWARDS 2008 – WINNERS, urban cinefile, archived from the original on 12 March 2016
^ "Dee McLachlan writer/director of The Jammed speaks with WSWS". wsws.org. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

External links

Dee McLachlan at IMDb
Dee McLachlan, writer/director of The Jammed speaks with WSWS, 21 September 2007, Richard Phillips on the World Socialist Web Site

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[1] Schembri, Jim (5 December 2008). "A wild ride ... and it's not over yet". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[2] "Dee McLachlan". The Australian.^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "Joel adds winning chapter to stories". The Australian.^{[dead link‍]}

[4] Nominations for the 2007 Inside Film Awards revealed, inside film^{[dead link‍]}

[5] "The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise". The Herald Sun. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2009.

[6] FCCA AWARDS 2008 – WINNERS, urban cinefile, archived from the original on 12 March 2016

[7] "Dee McLachlan writer/director of The Jammed speaks with WSWS". wsws.org. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

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-'''Dee McLachlan''' is a film director, producer and writer from [[Middle Park, Victoria]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Age]]|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/a-wild-ride-133-and-its-not-over-yet/2008/12/04/1228257206573.html|title=A wild ride ... and it's not over yet|date=5 December 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182640/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/a-wild-ride-133-and-its-not-over-yet/2008/12/04/1228257206573.html|archivedate=3 March 2016|publisher=Fairfax Media|first=Jim|last=Schembri}}</ref> McLachlan was born '''Duncan McLachlan''' in the early 1950s in South Africa. As Duncan, McLachlan directed such films as ''[[Scavengers (film)|Scavengers]]'', ''[[The Double 0 Kid]]'', ''[[Running Wild (1992 film)|Running Wild]]'', ''[[Deadly Chase (1993 film)|Deadly Chase]]'' and ''[[The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo]]''.
+'''Dee McLachlan''' (born '''Duncan McLachlan'''; 4 March 1951) is a film director, producer and writer from [[Middle Park, Victoria]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Age]]|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/a-wild-ride-133-and-its-not-over-yet/2008/12/04/1228257206573.html|title=A wild ride ... and it's not over yet|date=5 December 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182640/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/a-wild-ride-133-and-its-not-over-yet/2008/12/04/1228257206573.html|archivedate=3 March 2016|publisher=Fairfax Media|first=Jim|last=Schembri}}</ref> Under her assigned name, McLachlan directed such films as ''[[Scavengers (film)|Scavengers]]'', ''[[The Double 0 Kid]]'', ''[[Running Wild (1992 film)|Running Wild]]'', ''[[Deadly Chase (1993 film)|Deadly Chase]]'' and ''[[The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo]]''.
-In 1999 McLachlan moved to Australia, where she transitioned gender and changed her name to Dee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22953803-5012694,00.html|title=Dee McLachlan|newspaper=The Australian|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her credits include ''[[The Jammed]]'', a film for which she won [[Inside Film Awards|IF Awards]] for Best Feature Film and Best Script<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,22772655-16947,00.html|title=Joel adds winning chapter to stories|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also received nominations for Best Editing at the IF Awards,<ref>{{citation|publisher=inside film|url=http://www.if.com.au/press_releases/index.htmlView.aspx?newsid=413|title=Nominations for the 2007 Inside Film Awards revealed|url-status=dead}}</ref> Best Film, Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay at the [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]],<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Herald Sun]]|date=4 December 2008|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24749368-5014152,00.html|title=The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise|url-status=dead|access-date=5 January 2009|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120904052906/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24749368-5014152,00.html|archive-date=4 September 2012}}</ref> and for Best Director, Best Film and Best Screenplay at the [[Film Critics Circle of Australia|FCCA]] awards<ref>{{citation|publisher=urban cinefile|url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=13912&s=Features|title=FCCA AWARDS 2008 – WINNERS|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312233040/http://urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=13912&s=features|archivedate=12 March 2016}}</ref> She followed up The Jammed with 2012's [[10Terrorists]].
+In 1999 McLachlan moved to Australia, where she publicly transitioned gender and changed her name to Dee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22953803-5012694,00.html|title=Dee McLachlan|newspaper=The Australian|url-status=}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref> Her credits include ''[[The Jammed]]'', a film for which she won [[Inside Film Awards|IF Awards]] for Best Feature Film and Best Script<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,22772655-16947,00.html|title=Joel adds winning chapter to stories|url-status=}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref> She also received nominations for Best Editing at the IF Awards,<ref>{{citation|publisher=inside film|url=http://www.if.com.au/press_releases/index.htmlView.aspx?newsid=413|title=Nominations for the 2007 Inside Film Awards revealed|url-status=}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref> Best Film, Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay at the [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]],<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Herald Sun]]|date=4 December 2008|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24749368-5014152,00.html|title=The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise|url-status=dead|access-date=5 January 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904052906/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24749368-5014152,00.html|archive-date=4 September 2012}}</ref> and for Best Director, Best Film and Best Screenplay at the [[Film Critics Circle of Australia|FCCA]] awards<ref>{{citation|publisher=urban cinefile|url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=13912&s=Features|title=FCCA AWARDS 2008 – WINNERS|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312233040/http://urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=13912&s=features|archivedate=12 March 2016}}</ref> She followed up ''The Jammed'' with 2012's ''[[10 Terrorists]]''.
 ==Filmography==
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 * 2012 - ''[[10 Terrorists]]''
 * 2011 - ''Everest the Promise''
-* 2007 - ''[[The Jammed]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2007/09/mcla-s21.html|title=Dee McLachlan writer/director of The Jammed speaks with WSWS|website=wsws.org|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
+* 2007 - ''[[The Jammed]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2007/09/mcla-s21.html|title=Dee McLachlan writer/director of The Jammed speaks with WSWS|website=wsws.org|date=21 September 2007 |access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
 * 1997 - ''[[The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo]]''
 * 1995 - ''Running Wild''
 * 1993 - ''Deadly Chase''
 * 1993 - ''The Double 0 Kid''
+==Author==
+McLachlan founded Gumshoe News in 2013 and along with Mary W Maxwell has written and published over 2,000 articles. McLachlan and Maxwell have co-authored two books: Enough is Enough (on the [[Port Arthur massacre (Australia)|Port Arthur massacre]] in Tasmania) and Truth in Journalism. Mclachlan has written five children's books.
 ==References==
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