Warwick Thornton
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Born: July 23, 1970 (age 56) · Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
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Biography
Warwick Thornton (born 23 July, 1970; Alice Springs) is an Australian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His debut feature film Samson and Delilah won the Caméra d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. He also won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Film in 2017 for Sweet Country. Thornton is a Kaytetye man born and raised in Alice Springs. His mother Freda Glynn co-founded and was the first director of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) and was the director of Imparja Television for its first 10 years. At 13, Thornton was sent to school in Australia's only monastic town, New Norcia, Western Australia, although he later declared he became angry with Christianity and did not consider himself religious. He graduated in cinematography from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
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Directing (17)
Mystery Road
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Firebite
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The New Boy
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Kangaroo
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The Beach
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Sweet Country
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Samson and Delilah
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The Turning
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Words with Gods
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Wolfram
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Green Bush
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Nana
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The Darkside
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Mimi
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Meth Kelly
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Rosalie's Journey
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We Don't Need a Map
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Writing (11)
Firebite
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The New Boy
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Samson and Delilah
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The Turning
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Words with Gods
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Green Bush
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Nana
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The Darkside
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Mimi
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Rosalie's Journey
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We Don't Need a Map
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Mystery Road
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Fast Charlie
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Firebite
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Firebite
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The New Boy
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Stone Forever
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Septembers of Shiraz
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The Beach
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Sweet Country
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Samson and Delilah
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The Turning
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The Sapphires
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Words with Gods
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Wolfram
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First Australians
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Blue Water Empire
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Buried Country
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The Darkside
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Nulla Nulla
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Mimi
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Audacious
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5 Seasons
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Intervention 2 Years On
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Here I Am
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Between Two Lines
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Black Chook
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Mparntwe Sacred Sites
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Cold Turkey
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Radiance
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Wirriya: Small Boy
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Beyond Sorry
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Rosalie's Journey
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My Bed Your Bed
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The Lore of Love
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We Don't Need a Map
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