Dylan River Dylan River i(8733274 works by) (a.k.a. Dylan McDonald)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Kaytetye
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1 form y separately published work icon Stealin' Donkeys Dylan River , Tanith Glynn-Maloney , Sophie Miller , ( dir. Dylan River ) Australia : Ludo Studio Stan , 2024 29314890 2024 single work film/TV
1 2 form y separately published work icon Thou Shalt Not Steal Tanith Glynn-Maloney , Dylan River , Sophie Miller , Samuel Paynter , Benedict Paxton-Crick , ( dir. Dylan River ) Australia : Ludo Studio Stan , 2024 26992538 2024 series - publisher film/TV

According to If Magazine,

a 1980s-set story that follows young Aboriginal delinquent Robyn, who escapes detention and reluctantly teams up with awkward teenager Gidge as she searches for the truth behind a mysterious family secret.

The pair begin a perilous journey across the Australian Outback, pursued by Maxine, a sex trafficker whose taxi Robyn stole, and Gidge’s domineering father, a fraudulent preacher called Robert.

Source: https://if.com.au/stan-greenlights-invisible-boys-drama-series-from-nicholas-verso/ (Sighted: 12/10/2023)

1 form y separately published work icon Mystery Road : Origin [Episode 1.1] Blake Ayshford , ( dir. Dylan River ) Australia : Bunya Productions , 2022 25852613 2022 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Mystery Road : Origin [Episode 1.6] Blake Ayshford , Dylan River , ( dir. Dylan River ) Australia : Bunya Productions , 2022 25522436 2022 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Mystery Road : Origin [Episode 1.3] Timothy Lee , Dylan River , ( dir. Dylan River ) Australia : Bunya Productions , 2022 25522373 2022 single work film/TV
1 3 form y separately published work icon Audrey Napanangka Dylan River , Penny McDonald , ( dir. Penny McDonald ) Australia : Chili Films Brindle Films , 2022 24477913 2022 single work film/TV

'The story of a Warlpiri woman, Audrey, and her journey with her Sicilian partner Santo to keep the children they’ve been bringing up together, despite the many challenges they face. Audrey embeds her cultural knowledge, language, and Law in the lives of those she cares for, as well as ensuring they have the education for the complex world of today. The intimate footage of this steadfast couple, filmed over 10 years in Mbantua (Alice Springs) and Audrey’s Warlpiri homelands, provides unique insights into a family in Australia today.'

Source: Sydney Film Festival.

1 11 form y separately published work icon Mystery Road : Origin Blake Ayshford , Steven McGregor , Kodie Bedford , Timothy Lee , ( dir. Dylan River ) Australia : Bunya Productions , 2022 24477425 2022 series - publisher film/TV detective

The series 'follows Constable Jay Swan, a charismatic young officer who arrives at his new station. Fresh from the city and tipped for big things, Jay might be the new copper, but he’s not new to this town. His estranged father Jack lives here, as does the woman who will change his life forever, Mary.'

Positioned as the third series of Mystery Road, it is set some twenty years earlier and acts as an 'origin story' for protagonist Jay Swan.

1 2 form y separately published work icon Robbie Hood Dylan River , Kodie Bedford , ( dir. Dylan River ) Australia : Ludo Studio Since1788 , 2019 15286162 2019 series - publisher film/TV children's

'[A] re-imagination of the classic tale Robin Hood…Indigenous style. Set in outback Alice Springs, the 6 x 10 minute series will follow Robbie and his gang of pre-teen mischief masters.'

Source: Mumbrella (https://mumbrella.com.au/new-dramas-for-ten-sbs-and-stan-after-one-off-investment-by-screen-australia-529924). (Sighted: 22/11/2018)

1 form y separately published work icon Coat of Arms Dylan River , ( dir. Dylan River ) Alice Springs : CAAMA Productions , 2017 21735599 2017 single work film/TV

'Driving through the outback, a Japanese tourist accidentally hits two iconic Australian animals.'

Source: Production blurb.

1 form y separately published work icon Finding Maawirrangga Tom E. Lewis , ( dir. Dylan River et. al. )agent Australia : Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation , 2017 15328574 2017 single work film/TV

'Tom E Lewis knows he must die with all of his Songs. After years of haunting silence, he returns to his Grandmothers’ country to seek the permission of the Jungayi (Lawmen) to learn Thumbul corroboree (Morning Star). With the family’s blessing through ceremony, the spirits, stars and ancestors help Tom prepare to find the mysterious Sandy Island of Maawirrangga by singing.'   (Publication summary)

1 2 form y separately published work icon Nulla Nulla Dylan River , ( dir. Dylan River ) Alice Springs : CAAMA Productions , 2015 8733291 2015 single work film/TV

'Tells the story of a young policeman, fresh out of the academy who gets his first taste of the complexities of community life in central Australia.' (Source: Koori Mail, 13 January 2016:35)

1 1 form y separately published work icon Black Chook Bruce Pascoe , ( dir. Dylan River ) Australia : Mravicic Films , 2015 14538866 2015 single work film/TV Indigenous story

'They were Australia's bad days. Men killed other men and laughed. All that was left for the children of the dead was to remember. If they had the strength.'(Production summary)

1 form y separately published work icon Buckskin Dylan River , Glynn Mcdonald , ( dir. Dylan River ) 2013 9067023 2013 single work film/TV

'Jack Buckskin is the teacher of an endangered language. From the northern Adelaide suburb of Salisbury, Jack’s mission is to teach the Kaurna language, the language of his ancestors, to as many people as he can in his lifetime. But this is not easy. The language was driven to near extinction over a century ago. Now, Jack and fellow language speakers are sculpting a new Kaurna language and culture, and through that seeking to bring a new way of being to the youth of suburban Adelaide, in the form of a new Aboriginal identity, and with that, hope.' (Source: Ronin Films website)

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