Biography

Paul Currie (born 2 March 1968) is an Australian director, producer and author. His directorial work spans feature films and the staging of live events. Currie directed and produced the 2004 feature film One Perfect Day, for which he was awarded Best Debut Director from the Screen Directors' Association of Australia. He also produced the 1995 Australian action feature film Under the Gun and, in 1997, co-authored the best-selling book Heroes: A Guide to Realising Your Dreams. Currie directed the acclaimed 2000 documentary Lionheart: The Jesse Martin Story and also served as creative director for World Reconciliation Day. This live and filmed event featured Nelson Mandela and Rubin Carter. In 2005, Currie was nominated as Australian of the Year for co-founding a charity organisation called The Reach Foundation, and was the founder of the Elliot Currie Drama Studios in Melbourne. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Currie (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.