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Ivan Sen (born 1972) is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker. He is a director, screenwriter and cinematographer , as well as an editor, composer and sound designer. He is co-founder and director of Bunya Productions .
- Filmmaker
- 1972 (age 50–51), Nambour, Queensland, Australia
- 1995-present
- ivansen.com.au
May 20, 2023 · Limbo is a crime mystery film by Ivan Sen, the director of Mystery Road and Goldstone. It follows a white detective who reviews a cold case of a murdered Indigenous girl in Coober Pedy, a town where the police and the community have a strained relationship. The film is inspired by Sen's aunt Theresa Binge, who was found beaten to death in 2003, and the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Australia.
- 7 min
- arts editor Dee Jefferson
Ivan Sen. Producer: Limbo. Throughout the late 1990s Ivan Sen worked on numerous short films, before making his feature film debut with Beneath Clouds in 2002. It won Ivan global acclaim, screening at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and winning the Premiere First Movie Award at the 2002 Berlin Film Festival and the 2002 Best Director Award at the Australian Film Institute Awards.
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- Producer, Director, Writer
- Nambour, Queensland, Australia
- Ivan Sen
Ivan Sen. Weaving, who first worked with Sen on Mystery Road, loved the poetic script for Loveland and wanted to be involved immediately. “There are a lot of people who make films but Ivan is a ...
Mar 22, 2024 · In this interview, Indigenous Australian filmmaker Ivan Sen discusses his new film Limbo, efficient filmmaking, and holistic aesthetic design. The film opens at Film Forum (NYC) and LA this week before expanding across the US, courtesy of Music Box Films. Limbo also has a Canadian and UK distributor and will be released there later this year.
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Jun 7, 2016 · Ivan Sen's latest film explores the silences and echoes of the land-grab between white, black and Chinese Australia. The film features David Gulpilil, Aaron Pedersen, Jacki Weaver and other iconic actors in a taut, layered script that connects the characters' stories and cultures. The film is a spin-off of his Mystery Road trilogy.
Ivan Sen. Director: Mystery Road. Throughout the late 1990s Ivan Sen worked on numerous short films, before making his feature film debut with Beneath Clouds in 2002. It won Ivan global acclaim, screening at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and winning the Premiere First Movie Award at the 2002 Berlin Film Festival and the 2002 Best Director Award at the Australian Film Institute Awards. Ivan ...
