Amanda Brotchie


Amanda Brotchie was an Australian television director. She was known for her direction of Riot Women, Doctor Who, Renegade Nell, Gentleman Jack, The Letdown, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Mr Black, Girlboss and Lowdown. She was also a writer, producer, actor and linguist.

Career

Brotchie co-created the multi-award-winning series Lowdown, through the company High Wire Films, which she founded with producer Nicole Minchin and her husband, the writer, producer and actor Adam Zwar.
Other television shows Brotchie directed include Riot Women, Doctor Who, Renegade Nell, Gentleman Jack, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Girlboss, A Place to Call Home, The Letdown Series 2, Squinters and Mr Black, created by Adam Zwar, which she wrote on and set up.
Brotchie's theatre credits include The Inner Sanctum, which she directed, and Headlock, which she wrote and directed, and which was nominated for a Green Room Award for writing.
Brotchie directed the multi-award-winning short film Break & Enter. Her awards included an AFI award for Best Short Film and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Short Film. Break & Enter screened at numerous international festivals and, rare for a short film, had a cinema release in Australia through Palace Cinemas supporting the film Happy, Texas.
Brotchie had a PhD in linguistics from the University of Melbourne. In researching her PhD, she lived in a remote village on an island in Vanuatu, filming and documenting the local language and culture.

Death

Brotchie died from cancer on 19 December 2025 aged 57.

Filmography

Awards and nominations