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Jess Barclay Lawton

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Jess Barclay Lawton
Jess Barclay Lawton is an Australian writer-director known for her raw and intimate work, which blends documentary and narrative practices in a distinctive hybrid style. Her work has screened and been awarded at Academy and BAFTA-qualifying festivals, including; Locarno, Tribeca, Toronto, Sapporo, and more, and she is a recent alumna of Berlinale Talents, and TIFF Filmmaker Lab.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    When the Ground Paused (2026)
    When the Ground Paused
    Short
    • Director
    • 2026
    Bonny Bauer in The Sweetness (2023)
    The Sweetness
    Short
    • Director(as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
    • 2023
    Zef Valdes in ZEF (2020)
    ZEF
    6.3
    Short
    • Director(as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
    • 2020
    Natalie Dormer and Lily Sullivan in Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018)
    Picnic at Hanging Rock
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Additional Crew(as Jessica Lawton)

    Credits

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    Director

    • When the Ground Paused (2026)
      When the Ground Paused
      Short
      • Director
      • 2026
    • Bonny Bauer in The Sweetness (2023)
      The Sweetness
      Short
      • Director (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2023
    • Into Her Own (2022)
      Into Her Own
      4.3
      • Director (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2022
    • Zef Valdes in ZEF (2020)
      ZEF
      6.3
      Short
      • Director (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2020
    • Sonoko Kameoka in Living Room (2019)
      Living Room
      Short
      • Director (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2019
    • Movement (2015)
      Movement
      TV Series
      • Director (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2015–2016
    • Building Bridges (2014)
      Building Bridges
      Short
      • Director (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2014
    • We Keep on Dancing (2013)
      We Keep on Dancing
      5.9
      Short
      • Director (as Jessica Lawton)
      • 2013
    • You & I, Brigitte (2012)
      You & I, Brigitte
      Short
      • Director (as Jessica Lawton)
      • 2012
    • Isabel Macmaster in Pins (2011)
      Pins
      Short
      • Director (as Jessica Lawton)
      • 2011
    • Morning Star (2010)
      Morning Star
      Short
      • Director (as Jessica Lawton)
      • 2010

    Writer

    • Sonoko Kameoka in Living Room (2019)
      Living Room
      Short
      • co-writer (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2019
    • You & I, Brigitte (2012)
      You & I, Brigitte
      Short
      • writer (as Jessica Lawton)
      • 2012
    • Isabel Macmaster in Pins (2011)
      Pins
      Short
      • Writer (as Jessica Lawton)
      • 2011
    • Morning Star (2010)
      Morning Star
      Short
      • Writer (as Jessica Lawton)
      • 2010

    Producer

    • Bonny Bauer in The Sweetness (2023)
      The Sweetness
      Short
      • producer (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2023
    • Man on Earth (2022)
      Man on Earth
      8.3
      • coordinating producer (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2022
    • Zef Valdes in ZEF (2020)
      ZEF
      6.3
      Short
      • producer (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2020
    • Bender (2020)
      Bender
      6.2
      Short
      • producer (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2020
    • Sonoko Kameoka in Living Room (2019)
      Living Room
      Short
      • producer (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2019
    • NO ZU: Spirit Beat
      Music Video
      • co-producer (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2016
    • Building Bridges (2014)
      Building Bridges
      Short
      • producer (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2014
    • We Keep on Dancing (2013)
      We Keep on Dancing
      5.9
      Short
      • co-producer (as Jessica Lawton)
      • 2013
    • Morning Star (2010)
      Morning Star
      Short
      • executive producer (as Jessica Barclay Lawton)
      • 2010

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Jessica Barclay Lawton

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