Bentley Dean is an Australian documentarian, director, producer, cinematographer, and filmmaker.

Career

Dean appeared in Race Around the World in 1997. He is known for his collaborations with director Martin Butler. Dean has earned critical acclaim for his works ''

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'' (2010), ''First Footprints'' (2013), '' Tanna'' (2015), and ''A Sense of Self'' (2016) for Four Corners profiling

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's experience of

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. For '' Tanna'', he received a nomination for

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at the 89th Academy Awards.

Filmography

* 2016: A Sense of Self (TV Movie documentary) * 2015: '' Tanna'' * 2015: ''Call Me Dad'' (TV Movie documentary) * 2013: ''First Footprints'' (TV Series documentary) * 2010: ''

'' (Documentary) * 2008: ''A Well-Founded'' Fear (Documentary) * 2007: ''The Siege'' (Documentary) * 2004: ''The President Versus David Hicks''

Accolades

''Tanna'' has received critical acclaim. It has a score of 74% on

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."Tanna Metacritic listing" (http://www.metacritic.com/movie/tanna).

. Accessed 24 September 2016.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Bentley Australian film producers Australian film directors Australian screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people)