REBECCA
BARRY
PRODUCER
DIRECTOR
WRITER
CREATIVE
collaborator
STORYTELLER
TRUTHSEEKER
nurturer
PhD
Rebecca Barry is a storyteller and an adventurer at heart, with a deep desire to share new perspectives and observations about our world. She is driven to facilitate exceptional stories, share these with an audience in a creative way, and create impact.
Film is her chosen medium for storytelling. Whether through drama or documentary, as a director or producer, she is there to serve the story through collaboration and artistic excellence.
In 2012 she founded the production company Media Stockade with fellow filmmaker Madeleine Hetherton-Miau. Together they have created works for the likes of National Geographic, ABC, SBS, Network 10, Netflix, Hulu, BBC and Al Jazeera. Their award-winning films have been screened at film festivals around the globe, including IDFA, HotDocs, FIFO, Sydney Film Festival, and Melbourne International Film Festival, to name a few.
For a full list of her credits, please head to IMDB.
Rebecca recently graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Technology, Sydney. Her research explored the dark grey zone of power and ethics in documentary consent processes. She is a certified Mental Health First Aider.
FILMS
01
2013, director, producer & writer
documentary feature
02
2006, director & writer
documentary feature
03
2008, director & writer
documentary series
04
2021, producer
documentary series
07
2002, director & writer
documentary short
08
2022, producer
documentary series
EDucation
Doctor of philosophy
Graduated 2022, University of Technology
Master of ARTS
Graduated 2002, Australian Film Television and Radio School
Mental Health first aider
Certified 2022, MHFA, Screenwise
Bachelor of arts (Hons) Theatre & Film
Graduated 1996, University New South Wales
ACCOLADES
2022
Nominated Best Documentary Series - Screen Producers Australia
Nominated Best Documentary or Factual Program - AACTA Awards
2020
Walkley Award - June Andrews Award for Women’s Leadership in Media
2018
Nominated Best Single Documentary – Screen Producers Australia
2017
Nominated Best Single Documentary – Screen Producers Australia
Nominated Best Documentary Series – Screen Producers Australia
2016
Nominated Breakout Business of the Year – Screen Producers Australia
Nominated Best Single Documentary – Screen Producer Australia
2015
Winner Best Feature Documentary – Screen Producers Australia
Nominated Breakout Business of the Year – Screen Producers Australia
2014
Nominated Best Director Documentary – AACTA Awards
Nominated Best Documentary Feature – AACTA Awards
Nominated Best Direction Documentary Feature - ADG
2009
Special Commendation TV Serial - ADG Awards
2003
Nominated Emerging Talent - Screen Critics Circle
Best Director - Screen Critics Circle AFTRS
Best Documentary- Screen Critics Circle AFTRS
Documentary Award - Film Australia
Best Student Documentary - AIDC
Get in touch
Email
rebecca@mediastockade.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
I acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
as the first inhabitants of this nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where I live, learn and work.
I pay my deepest respects to elders past, present and emerging.