Dennis O'Rourke
Directing · Director · Writer · Producer
Born Aug 14, 1945 · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Active 1977–2013
Australian-born director Dennis O'Rourke is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. While living in Papua New Guinea, he completed the critically-acclaimed feature Yumi Yet - Independence for Papua New Guinea. O-Rourke died in 2013.
Filmography
Yap: How Did You Know We'd Like TV? (1981) — DirectorThe Sharkcallers of Kontu (1982) — DirectorFirst Contact (1982) — CinematographyCannibal Tours (1988) — DirectorAngels of War (1983) — CinematographyHalf Life (1986) — Director · Writer · Producer · CinematographyIleksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea (1978) — DirectorCunnamulla (2000) — Director · Producer · EditorThe Good Woman of Bangkok (1991) — DirectorYumi Yet (1977) — Writer · DirectorThe Human Face of the Pacific: The Marshall Islands. Living with the Bomb (1983) — DirectorThe Human Face of the Pacific: Fiji. Legacies of Empire (1983) — DirectorCouldn't Be Fairer (1984) — Producer · Director of Photography · DirectorLand Mines: A Love Story (2005) — Producer · DirectorDennis O'Rourke on Dennis O'Rourke (2008) — Director