EMILY VERDOUW
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER
ABOUT EMILY
Emily Verdouw is a filmmaker and journalist, directing and producing her first feature documentary ‘Dangerous Games (w/t)’. She has previously reported from around the world creating award-winning short documentaries for HuffPost, BuzzFeed and SBS VICELAND. While based out of major cities like Sydney, London, Melbourne and Berlin she has covered sensitive topics like resignation syndrome in refugee children, high male suicide rates, and brain disease in football.
AWARDS
Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism, 2019 Finalist - Television/Video Current Affairs Short: “Here’s What Refugee Kids Suffering From A Rare Syndrome In Sweden Can Tell Us About Australia’s Offshore Detention Centres” (Short Documentary, BuzzFeed Australia)
Young Walkley Australian Journalist of the Year Awards 2018 Winner - Visual Storytelling: Dangerous Games? (Short Documentary, SBS VICELAND ‘The Feed’)
Young Walkley Australian Journalist of the Year Awards 2018 Finalist - Public Service Journalism: Can An Abusive Man Change? (Short Documentary, HuffPost Australia)
Young Walkley Australian Journalist of the Year Awards 2017 Finalist - Long Form: The Toxic Relationship Between Men and Suicide (Short Documentary, HuffPost Australia)