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Andrew Traucki is an Australian filmmaker who has made several shark-themed movies, such as Black Water, The Reef and The Reef: Stalked. He has also directed TV series, music videos and documentaries.
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- Black Water
- The Reef
- The Jungle
- Black Water: Abyss
- The Reef: Stalked
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Andrew Traucki’s first outing was 2007’s Black Water, a near-infamous example of making a lot with a little. Two women and one man are stranded in a mangrove swamp that just so happens to be the territory of a ferocious, practically homicidal saltwater crocodile. Utilizing techniques that would become his bread-and-butter, Traucki mixed real footag...
A crocodile springboard, Traucki would leverage Black Water’s cult success into his next feature The Reef. Similarly grounded in some half-truths—as any fan of “true” horror stories is likely aware—The Reefis no less of a white-knuckle thrill ride. After a boat capsizes in Indonesia, several tourists are left with no option but to tread open water ...
The Jungle is a rare misstep for Andrew Traucki, likely accounting for the seven-year gap between it and his next feature film. In The Jungle, two brothers travel to the Indonesian jungle to track down the endangered Javan leopard. Let down by frustrating characters, little momentum, and undisciplined found footage shaky cam, The Jungle flounders. ...
Black Water: Abyss might have been critically panned, but ignore the detractors. If you took the claustrophobia of The Descent and swirled it with the dangerous pathos of Traucki’s Black Water, you’d get Black Water: Abyss. A spiritual successor to his first film, Abyssfollows a group of friends who spelunk in remote Australia. Par for the horror c...
Traucki is back in the game with The Reef: Stalked. Where Black Water: Abyss stretched credulity, Stalked finds him back in austere, stripped-down monster territory. Early promotional materials didn’t yield much promise, though make no mistake; The Reef: Stalked is one of the best shark movies in years. With affecting pathos, genuine scares, and Tr...
Andrew Traucki has additionally helmed a segment in The ABCs of Death, taking on the gnarly G with “G is for Gravity,” and an episode of Event Zero, an Australian miniseries about a biological attack in Sydney. Yet, for the most part, Traucki’s career has been exclusively of the creature feature variety. The forthcoming The Reef: Stalked has Trauck...
Dread Central editor Chad Collins reviews the films of Andrew Traucki, a prolific Australian director of shark and crocodile movies. He praises his realism, thrills, and commitment to the genre.
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Andrew Traucki is an Australian writer-director of natural horror films, such as "Black Water" and "The Reef". See his biography, filmography, awards and credits on TMDB.
Jul 29, 2022 · The director and star of the shark movie talk to MovieWeb about their underwater horror film. They reveal the challenges of filming in the water, the allegory of the shark, and their love for the sea.
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To celebrate Shark Week 2022, we sit down with Andrew Traucki, the writer/director of new Great White shark thriller THE REEF: STALKED. In an effort to heal ...
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Jul 27, 2022 · Andrew Traucki talks about his shark thriller sequel, which explores themes of domestic violence and PTSD. He reveals his influences, challenges and creative choices in making the film.
Jul 29, 2022 · The Reef: Stalked: Directed by Andrew Traucki. With Teressa Liane, Ann Truong, Saskia Archer, Kate Lister. After her sister's murder, Nic, her younger sister and two friends seek solace through a Pacific island kayaking adventure.
