THE DIPLOMAT

DOCUMENTARY 2000

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The Diplomat follows freedom fighter and Nobel Prize winner José Ramos Horta in the final tumultuous year of his 24 year campaign to secure independence for his country of East Timor.

STILLS

MY DIRECTOR’S NOTES

The Diplomat happened out of the blue. It was a ‘cold call’ from producer Sally Browning who rang me one day when I was having lunch at SBS. I was working at SBS Independent as a part time commissioning editor, not long after completing my last film Billal. Sally asked me ‘would I be interested in directing a film about Jose Ramos-Horta’. I jumped at the chance….

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AWARDS

AFI Awards for Best Film & Best Direction in a feature documentary

Voted audience favourite - Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals

Winner, Best Feature Hawaii International Film Festival

Also played in Toronto, Berlinale and over 30 international film festivals.

RESOURCES

The Diplomat PRESS KIT

The Diplomat REVIEWS

METRO article - DIRECTOR/PRODUCER Interviews

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