STUART O'ROURKE (BA, Grad Dip)


I am a Sydney based Director of Photography and Director with 30 years’ experience across factual television, documentary and branded content.

My recent television credits include HOW DID THEY BUILD THAT?, THE HUNTERS, OUR LAW, ED STAFFORD: FIRST MAN OUT, WHEN SHARKS ATTACK 360, POLICE STRIKE FORCE & AUSTRALIA BEHIND BARS.
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I began my television career in London in 2000 before returning to Australia, where I spent four years editing television. I then moved into shooting and directing, working across documentary and factual television in Australia and internationally.

As an independent filmmaker, I shot and directed the documentary THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT METAL, filmed in Finland, which won the Silver Palm Award at the 2009 Mexico International Film Festival.

In 2011, I was cinematographer on the short film JULIAN, which won the Crystal Bear at Berlinale and the AACTA Award for Best Short Film.

In 2013, I wrote and directed the short film RAVI & JANE, which screened at more than 35 international film festivals and received awards in India and the USA.

In recent years, my work has focused primarily on shooting and directing documentary and factual television, alongside corporate and branded content for Australian and international clients.

I hold a BA in Television Production from Charles Sturt University and a Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the University of Technology Sydney.

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