Warwick Thornton
Known for DirectingBorn 1970-07-23 (age 55)Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Warwick Thornton (born 23 July, 1970; Alice Springs) is an Australian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His debut feature film Samson and Delilah won the Caméra d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. He also won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Film in 2017 for Sweet Country. Thornton is a Kaytetye man born and raised in Alice Springs. His mother Freda Glynn co-founded and was the first director of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) and was the director of Imparja Television for its first 10 years. At 13, Thornton was sent to school in Australia's only monastic town, New Norcia, Western Australia, although he later declared he became angry with Christianity and did not consider himself religious. He graduated in cinematography from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.Read more
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Buried Country
2000 · Movie
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Wolfram
2026 · Movie
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The Darkside
2013 · Movie
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Beyond Sorry
2005 · Movie
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Green Bush
2005 · Movie
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5 Seasons
2005 · Movie
Plains Empty
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Plains Empty
2005 · Movie
My Mother India
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My Mother India
2002 · Movie
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Audacious
1995 · Movie
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Nulla Nulla
2015 · Movie
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Mystery Road
2018 · Series
Flat
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Flat
2002 · Movie
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My Bed Your Bed
1998 · Movie
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The Sapphires
2012 · Movie
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The Beach
2020 · Series
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We Don't Need a Map
2017 · Movie
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Bear
2011 · Movie
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Stone Forever
1999 · Movie
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Sweet Country
2018 · Movie
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Kangaroo
2025 · Movie
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Firebite
2021 · Series
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Fast Charlie
2023 · Movie
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Samson and Delilah
2009 · Movie
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Nana
2007 · Movie
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The New Boy
2023 · Movie
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Septembers of Shiraz
2015 · Movie
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Radiance
1998 · Movie
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Words with Gods
2014 · Movie
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The Turning
2013 · Movie
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Mimi
2002 · Movie
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Here I Am
2011 · Movie
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Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
2024 · Series
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Meth Kelly
2020 · Movie
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Between Two Lines
2019 · Movie
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Blue Water Empire
2019 · Series
Ancient Eye
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Ancient Eye
2017 · Movie
Coat of Arms
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Coat of Arms
2017 · Movie
The Way of the Ngangkari
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The Way of the Ngangkari
2015 · Movie
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Black Chook
2015 · Movie
The Oysterman
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The Oysterman
2012 · Movie
In the Air
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In the Air
2012 · Movie
Stranded
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Stranded
2011 · Movie
Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles
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Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles
2010 · Movie
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Intervention 2 Years On
2010 · Movie
Art+Soul
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Art+Soul
2010 · Series
Dark Science
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Dark Science
2008 · Movie
Keao
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Keao
2008 · Movie
Bit of Black Business
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Bit of Black Business
2008 · Movie