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Michael Cordell

Michael Cordell is one of the best-known and most prolific factual film-makers in Australia. As a director, his documentary feature Year of the Dogs had a wide theatrical release in Australia, screened on BBC's prestigious Storyville, and has won numerous awards. Among Michael's various credits as a producer and/or director include Bondi Rescue, The Track, Drama School, A Case for the Coroner, National Sex Survey and Political Football. His recent documentary The Original Mermaid (SBS) won him the Film Critics Circle award for Best Director. His provocative one-hour documentary Music and Murder screened on SBS in 2004. Michael also EP'd and Series Produced the eight part series Suspicious Minds which screened on the Nine Network in 2006.

Michael was a founding partner of Hilton Cordell Productions, a company that developed an international reputation co-producing with leading broadcasters such as PBS, National Geographic, BBC, Channel Four, Arte, France 3 and ZDF as well as all Australian broadcasters. Their programs also screened on Discovery, Canal Plus, TF1 and NHK.

Filmography

ORIGINAL MERMAID, THE

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MUSIC AND MURDER

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YEAR OF THE DOGS

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DRAMA SCHOOL

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THREE BOYS DREAMING

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FLYING BOOMERANGS, THE

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