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.
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Born | (1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 71) Cape Town, South Africa |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter and film producer |
Years active | 1990–98 2007–present |
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.
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 Childrens books.
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