From Bourke to Paris. Allan Clarke to lead international film festival

Raised in Bourke, award-winning filmmaker, and journalist Allan Clarke is taking Australian storytelling to a wider audience. Photo: supplied

Story: Kristin Murdock – kmurdock@outbackradio.com.au

From growing up in Bourke, to directing an international film festival in Paris, award-winning filmmaker and journalist Allan Clarke is helping take Australian First Nations storytelling to audiences around the world.

The Muruwari and Gomeroi filmmaker has been appointed Festival Director and Artistic Director of the 11th Festival du Cinéma Aborigène Australien, to be held in the French capital from December 4 to 6.

The appointment represents another significant achievement for Mr Clarke, whose career has included investigative journalism and directing documentaries exploring Australian history, culture, and First Nations experiences.

After leaving Bourke, he studied communications and journalism at the University of Technology Sydney and began building a media career that included Fairfax Media, SBS, ABC, NITV and BuzzFeed.

His investigative journalism has focused particularly on unsolved Aboriginal deaths, institutional racism, and the experiences of First Nations communities within the justice system. […]

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