Renée Brack

Chief at Mandible Media Pty Ltd
Producer, Screenwriter, Story Analyst and Filmmaker

Sydney, Australia

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January 2012

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About Renée

Writer, producer, director of award-winning film and TV content and made waves in immersive storytelling developing a scripting template for VR and 360 experiences. Now in a writing phase - 1 book on sale, the 2nd book with editors and 12 flyers for features and series on a slate with scripts pending. Loglines, flyers and 1 pagers can be made available.

I have a 'no sacred cows' approach to writing and love to push boundaries with original and unique characters. Iguess you could describe my style and interest as more Sideways than Star Wars.

Here's one of those more formal 3rd person blurbs:

A graduate of UTS, Australia with a Master of Creative Arts (documentary and VR) and a Bachelor of Arts Macquarie University (screen and media studies) Renée Brack is an acclaimed storyteller, journalist, writer and screen professional with 20+ years experience in film TV, print and digital. She has written, produced and directed short films; scripted and directed plays produced in the world’s largest play festival, Short+Sweet; has pioneered research into a scripting template for immersive content (VR, CVR, 360) originated by filmmaker Elia Petridis of Fever Content, LA and scripted the award-winning short film Red Handed which has screened in multiple international film festivals.

She has a development slate of female-centric stories for screen as well as a feature documentary Ticketyboo: a Secret in Plain Sight about innovative, artistic, compassionate design to help people engage with dementia. She gives back to the filmmaking community by nurturing the next wave of screen professionals as an EP and creative consultant on a wide range of award-winning films, documentary and web series, overseeing production from concept to transmission.

A common response to her writing is, “I’ve never looked at it that way before” – testament to her creative and fresh approach to the stories she crafts.

Unique traits: Can deliver quality content to outrageous deadlines. Was nicknamed the 'it's still good!' girl for her optimism and ability to turn a minus into a plus. No sacred cows.

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Photos

on the set - feature doco Ticketyboo - me directing

on the set - feature doco Ticketyboo - me directing + DoP Pete Coleman ACS

Videos

Mad Menology 301 Pomax Award 2012 Renee Brack

Loglines

Fallen Gums Romance ⋄ Comedy A career criminal and a decorated detective move into a retirement village and may not be as retired as they appear. Tagline - Some things can't remain above ground, some things won't stay buried.
F.A.T.E. Film-noir ⋄ Drama After the fall of patriarchy, two best girlfriends have only known a life of female domination and freedom under Femocracy. But an encounter with a male escort triggers an odyssey into subversive subcultures and outsider groups where a new revolution is brewing, testing their friendship and forcing them to examine their own ideas of gender, power and love.
God's Gift Crime ⋄ Comedy A gang of girls too smart for uni make too much money for their grandmothers to launder through the local casino so they start a religion but a converted soap star causes a media sensation sparking the last thing the gang wanted – success. Taglines:...and woman created God. An accidental gang get into the most ungodly business of all. The making of a FrankenGod.
Kiss My Ink Thriller ⋄ Horror A drifter can’t commit to anything except a killer tattoo and discovers his destiny as the saviour of all humankind from the amalgamated devil of all religions. A shady story of a colorful life lived outside the lines.
Outback Killer Koalas Horror ⋄ Comedy Recent uni grads nicknamed the Nostromo 10 escape the urban Nanny State only to discover there are plenty of rules in The Outback and comically cruel ways of punishing those who break them. Tagline: The OKK put ouch in your pouch.
The Double Life of a Single Girl Romance ⋄ Mystery A woman shot in the back of the neck realizes if she had a dollar for every person who wished her dead, she’d have $42 and her life flashes before our eyes, exploring all the suspects.
The Jig Is Up Documentary ⋄ Comedy He’s nervous about coming back the 2nd time and grants an exclusive interview with a journalist he likes who takes him on a shocking tour of the 21st century world he left behind.
Virtually In Love Sci-fi ⋄ Romance Two online lovers dare to come out from behind their avatars wanting to experience real, live physical sex together but first must escape their roles in a game called Humanity played by the controlling AI.

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Credits

Red Handed (2017)
Film (Short, Crime and Drama) Writer When police protection fails her, a young woman being stalked takes justice into her own hands.
Mad Menology (2012)
Television by Movie Network Channels | mnc.tv Writer | Producer | Voiceover
Beast (2001)
Film (Comedy and Short) Writer Director Producer Editor You think you know someone...
Chopper (2000)
Film (Biography, Crime and Drama) Actress Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a murder sentence in prison. His book, From the Inside, upon which the film is based, was a best-seller. Written by Anonymous

Awards

Best Documentary - Stockholm Film Festival
(2022)
Best Australian Documentary - Amsterdam Film Festival
(2022)
Finalist - Topaz Film Festival (US)
(2022)
Oustanding Achievement Award - Druk Internal Film Festival
(2022)
Silver Remi Award - Worldfest 50th Annual International Independent Film Festival
(2017)
Promax Award - Mad Menology
(2012)