
Directing
Jennifer Kent
Born 1969-03-05 · Brisbane, Australia
Jennifer Kent (born 5 March 1969) is an Australian filmmaker and actress. She is best known for directing the films The Babadook (2014) and The Nightingale (2018). Kent graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1991 with a degree in Performing Arts.
Acting credits
5.7Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
5.9A short documentary about the making of Jennifer Kent's 'The Babadook'.
They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook
2015
5.8A young girl named Katherine and her older friend Hester live on an isolated farm run by Hester and her father Francis. Katherine works as a maid and wants to leave because there's too much work. Hester, however, becomes attracted to Katherine and holds her there, promising to give her less work in the future. When Francis dies, Hester decides to sell the farm for cash. They move to a small cottage on the edge of the farm and plan to go to Europe, but a tragic accident and the theft of their money changes their plans.
The Well
1997
Gothic horror and erotic farce face a shotgun wedding in "Preservation," an oddball Aussie pic which is part of a spurt of government funded hour-long features. Starring local thesp Jacqueline McKenzie as Daphne, a 19th century taxidermist.
Preservation
2003
Behind the camera
6.5A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
The Babadook
2014
6.5A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
The Babadook
2014
7.0In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
The Nightingale
2018
7.0In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
The Nightingale
2018
7.0In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
The Nightingale
2018
Disfigured, suicidal young woman P. Burke is hired by a mega tech corporation to virtually operate a beautiful but brainless 'flesh body' called Delphi, grown in a lab with the sole purpose of influencing the masses and selling products. As Delphi's star rises, Burke becomes enthralled by her and descends into a tech psychosis with disastrous consequences.
The Girl Who Was Plugged In
—
Disfigured, suicidal young woman P. Burke is hired by a mega tech corporation to virtually operate a beautiful but brainless 'flesh body' called Delphi, grown in a lab with the sole purpose of influencing the masses and selling products. As Delphi's star rises, Burke becomes enthralled by her and descends into a tech psychosis with disastrous consequences.
The Girl Who Was Plugged In
—
Disfigured, suicidal young woman P. Burke is hired by a mega tech corporation to virtually operate a beautiful but brainless 'flesh body' called Delphi, grown in a lab with the sole purpose of influencing the masses and selling products. As Delphi's star rises, Burke becomes enthralled by her and descends into a tech psychosis with disastrous consequences.
The Girl Who Was Plugged In
—
6.7A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
Monster
2005
6.7A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
Monster
2005
A 10-year-old boy journeys to a magical house, only to discover its master uses the home to attract children and steal their youth to ensure his own immortality.
The Thief of Always
—
A 10-year-old boy journeys to a magical house, only to discover its master uses the home to attract children and steal their youth to ensure his own immortality.
The Thief of Always
—