Rachael Turk

Short film/animation
Writer/Director: Rachael Turk
Animator: Isobel Knowles
Producer: Diana Ward
DOP: Judd Overton
Actors: Yael Stone, Eamon Farren, Ben Owens

[development finance from Screen Australia]

All is not what it seems when Lucy and Dane conspire a breakout from their mythical island cell. Alternating between 16mm film, digital and 2D animation, Jailbirds is a figurative tale about hope, imagination and the human need for togetherness.

After a Valentine’s Day shoot, it is currently in post-production at EFILM.

Feature Film

Writer/Creators: Rachael Turk, Jasmin Forbes-Watson,
Sebastian Goldspink, Stephen Jenner
Producer: John Edwards

[in development with John Edwards / Southern Star]

(feature film adaptation)

I have recently completed a feature treatment at the request of TokyoPop U.S. for a series of books by Australian manga artist Queenie Chan. My aim was to give the thriller/horror genre a brooding, female twist along the lines of The Virgin Suicides, Twilight, The Orphanage and Australian classic Picnic at Hanging Rock. And – by using the webcam device – a distinct teen audience hook.

TV series
Writer/Creators: Rachael Turk, Jasmin Forbes-Watson, Sebastian Goldspink, Stephen Jenner
Producer: John Edwards

[in development with John Edwards / Southern Star and the ABC]

Short film
Writer: Rachael Turk
Director: Rachael Turk
Producers: Melissa Beauford, Rachael Turk

Rob is “the man who has everything” (and everyone). But when 45-y-o ‘Mother Manchester’ catches his eye online, he gets more action than he bargained for. In an age of ritualised surveillance, where familiarity is often confused for intimacy, Feeling_Lonely? is about watching and being watched.

My lighting brief to DOP Bonnie Elliott was to create a “fishbowl existence” – lots of U/V light and so on. She then chose the F900 to give the images a clean, almost clinical feel. Casting comic actor Angus Sampson against type paid off big time – his presence is palpable in this dramatic role.

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[produced with assistance from the former Australian Film Commission]

Short film
Writer: Rachael Turk
Director: Anna Fraser
Producer: Karinn Cheung

It’s Saturday night in a beachside suburb. Michelle and Simone navigate another night of parties, boredom and surf culture. When morning comes everything – and nothing – has changed.

This story comes from the underbelly of my teenage years on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We often think of surf culture as bright and sunny and filled with wholesome salt air – this film shows the flipside. It’s about both the need for acknowledgment and the desire for a life outside the Warriewood Square. Stars Jessica Tovey.

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[funded by the NSW Film and Television Office Young Filmmakers Fund]