Trisha Morton Thomas – Co-found of Brindle Films
Trisha is a First Nations Anmatyerr woman and co-founder of Brindle Films based in Alice Springs. She has written, directed, produced, and presented award winning documentaries Occupation: Native (winner Best Documentary SPA Awards, part of the Moments in History series which The Guardian rated as the 4th most important television of 2017) and History Bites Back(“funny and confronting”, Syd Morning Herald) for NITV/SBS.
In 2022, NME named her one of Australia’s top 6 political strategists: “Give Trisha Morton-Thomas her own series!”
She is a producer of award-winning dramas and documentaries, including Kangaroo(1st feature drama film produced by Studiocanal in Australia), MaveriX (AACTA nom, ABC, Netflix), 8MMM Aboriginal Radio(ABC, Netflix, co-created/written by Trisha) and feature documentaries Audrey Napanangka(Sydney Film Festival 2022), Finke: There and Back (AACTA nom, Sydney Film Festival 2018) and The Song Keepers (Walkley/Banff/Film Critics Circle of Australia noms).
Trisha is also a renowned actor, appearing in shows including 8MMM, Kangaroo, Total Control, True Colours and Radiance.
