Glen Stasiuk

Dr Glen Stasiuk: Academic Program Chair of Screen Production, Lecturer & senior Indigenous researcher at Murdoch University and a Western Australian Screen Award (WASA) winning director.

Glen is a maternal descendent of the Minang-Wadjari Nyungars (Aboriginal peoples) of the South-West of Western Australia whilst his paternal family emigrated from post-war Russia. These rich and varied cultural backgrounds have allowed him, through his filmmaking, research and writing to explore culture, knowledge and diverse narratives.

This is evident via his extensive film productions and academic writings – including his PhD exegesis Wadjemup: Rottnest Island as black prison & white playground and films The Forgotten 2002, and Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground 2014, which were respectively awarded the Best Documentary at the 2003 WA Screen Awards, and Outstanding Achievement Feature Film – Factual at the 2014 WA Screen Awards.

Glen holds a Business Degree from Edith Cowan University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Murdoch University. In 2002 he was awarded a First Class Honours Degree in Media Studies and delivered the Valedictory Address at that year’s graduation ceremony.

He was awarded his Doctor of Philosophy (examining culture and media) in 2014.