Filmmaker & Humanitarian

Dee McLachlan

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BIO

South African-born Dee McLachlan is a film director, screenwriter, journalist, humanitarian, and adventurer who has lived and worked across Southern Africa, California, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and now Australia.

Over her career, Dee has directed documentaries, television series, and nine feature films, including TriStar’s THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK. She is perhaps best known for her thriller THE JAMMED — inspired by real accounts of sex trafficking in Melbourne — which received critical acclaim, multiple industry awards, and sparked national conversation following its 20-week cinema release.

For the past seven years, Dee has been deeply involved in investigating and challenging child protection systems in Australia and has produced a series of videos on the subject and authored the book The Child Protection Racket. That confronting, and deeply personal journey has ultimately paved the way for what Dee believes will be her most important film yet — HOSTAGE OF THE STATE - a film to change a nation.
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HOSTAGE OF THE STATE
Inspired by documented accounts, Hostage of the State is a powerful contemporary drama exploring what happens when the systems designed to protect children begin turning the very people trying to protect them into enemies of the State.
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