Angie Black

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About Angie Black

Dr Angie Black (she/they) are a multiple award-winning Australian filmmaker and director who produces films that support the promotion and visibility of women and gender diverse people on and behind the screen. Their debut feature film, THE FIVE PROVOCATIONS (2018) premiered at The Melbourne Queer Film Festival, was likened to “a Luis Buñuel or David Lynch film” at the Adelaide Film Festival and is distributed via Label Distribution. Angie has directed more than ten short films, which have screened at festivals around the globe, including Locarno and Melbourne International Film Festivals. She is a recipient of the ‘Film Victoria’s Independent Filmmaker Fund’ for which she directed the short film BOWL ME OVER (2001) winner best comedy St Kilda Film Festival and distributed by Palace Films. Angie is a graduate of the Swinburne Film School, has completed a MA in screenwriting and a PhD on performance approaches in film production. They have directed television commercials, both locally and abroad and is a Senior Lecturer in film narrative fiction at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), the University of Melbourne. Angie's area of expertise; 1. Performance directing, specialising in directing actors and non-actors in drama, comedy and fiction genres. Developing and depicting driven, complex and compelling female and gender diverse characters. For more detailed information: