Trisha Morton-Thomas facts for kids
Trisha Morton-Thomas is a talented Australian artist. She is a writer, producer, director, and actor. Her first big movie role was in Radiance in 1998. This film was directed by her friend, Rachel Perkins. In 2011, Trisha and Rachel Clements started their own film company called Brindle Films in Alice Springs.
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Early Life and Background
Trisha Morton-Thomas grew up in Alice Springs and the remote Northern Territory in Australia. She is an Aboriginal Australian person from the Anmatyerr community.
Trisha's Career Journey
Trisha Morton-Thomas began her career in 1983 at the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA). She started as a volunteer radio announcer. Later, she became a cadet journalist there until 1990. After that, she moved to Darwin to work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
In 1991, Trisha moved to Sydney with her friend Rachel Perkins. In Sydney, she worked with the new Bangarra Dance Theatre. She was a sound technician and helped create music for their first ballet. In 1993, she studied acting at the Eora College for Performing Arts.
After her acting studies, Trisha starred in the movie Radiance in 1998. She played the main character, Mae. In 2004, she went back to Alice Springs. She worked with CAAMA again, managing, producing, and directing films.
In 2007, Trisha joined National Indigenous Television (NITV). She helped choose and develop new shows. She also presented on the ABC Television show Message Stick.
Brindle Films and TV Shows
In 2011, Trisha Morton-Thomas and Rachel Clements started Brindle Films. Their company is based in Alice Springs. Brindle Films has made many movies, documentaries, and TV shows.
In 2020, Brindle Films teamed up with ABC to create MaveriX. This TV drama series is for children and teenagers. It is about junior motocross racing. MaveriX was filmed in Alice Springs in 2021. It first aired on ABC Me on April 1, 2022. Trisha Morton-Thomas also acted in the series.
Trisha and Rachel Clements also produced a documentary about Audrey Napanangka. This film took about 10 years to make. It was released in 2023.
In 2023, Trisha Morton-Thomas appeared in the TV series Ten Pound Poms. In May 2024, she joined the movie Kangaroo as an actor and crew member. She also joined the cast of the TV drama High Country. In 2024, Trisha appeared in the final season of Total Control.
Awards and Recognition
- 2018: Trisha won an ATOM Award (Australian Teachers of Media Awards). This was for Best Indigenous Video or Website for her work on Occupation Native (2017).
- 2018: She was nominated for a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award. This was for Best Documentary for The Songkeepers (2017).
