Kelrick Martin

Kelrick hails from Broome, Western Australia and commenced his media career as a cadet Broadcaster for Goolarri Media. In 1998 he moved to Sydney into a producer/presenter role with ABC Radio National's Indigenous arts and culture program Awaye!. During this time he also produced radio documentaries for and presented Radio Eye. He then became the inaugural presenter of ABC TV's Message Stick program, before moving quickly into the Series Producer role.

Enrolled at AFTRS in 2001, he completed his Masters in Documentary Writing and Directing, and has since been an award winning freelance documentary filmmaker. In 2007 Kelrick was recruited by National Indigenous TV as a Commissioning Editor, and was responsible for the creation of over 400 hours of new Indigenous television programming, including the Marngrook Footy Show, the Barefoot Rugby League Show, Culture Warriors, Milli Milli Nganka, Waabiny Time, the Chocolate Martini, The Life of the Town, and NITV coverage of Indigenous events.

Filmography

	MAD MORRO » In prison at 17 ... released at 30 ... Mad Morro is finally coming home. Debbie, like most mothers, sees her boys through rose coloured glasses...
	PRISON SONGS » WINNER! BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY (Stand Alone) for Prison Songs - Kelrick Martin, 2015 ADG Awards (Australian Directors Guild) --------------- Aboriginal citizens make up 30% of the Northern Territory’s population but in its largest prison, over 80% of the inmates are Indigenous...