Laurie McInnes is an Australian writer, director, and cinematographer known for art films like Broken Highway and Dogwatch. Her work has been compared to Jim Jarmusch's.[1]
Laurie McInnes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, director |
McInnes has said that she grew up a lonely child who was bad at school, and she channeled those early feelings (the "ghosts" of her childhood) into her debut feature, Broken Highway.[2]
Although her last effort as a director was with 1999's Dogwatch, she's continued to be active in the Australian film industry, working as a second-unit director and cinematographer for films like Look Both Ways and Night.[citation needed]
Awards edit
Broken Highway—McInnes' breakthrough film—was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993, but it lost to Jane Campion's The Piano.[1][3] It was nominated for five AFI awards that year. Her earlier short, Palisade, won the top prize at Cannes in 1987.[4]
Selected filmography edit
- Dogwatch (1999) (writer, director)
- Broken Highway (1993) (writer, director)
- With Time to Kill (1987) (cinematographer)
- On Guard (1983) (cinematographer)
References edit
- ^ a b Nelson, Josh; Alex; Heller-Nicholas, ra (6 July 2017). "Into the Light: Hope, Despair and Haunted Doubles in Laurie McInnes's Broken Highway (1993)". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Broken Highway: Laurie McInnes". Cycling. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Mikelbank, Peter (22 April 1993). "Female films mark Cannes fest slate". Variety. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "17 Feb 1994, Page 22 - The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.