Brooke Goldfinch was an ABC news reporter in her hometown of Sydney before she moved to New York to pursue her ambition of becoming a filmmaker. She was a scholarship student in NYU’s prestigious graduate film program at the Tisch School of the Arts, where she was taught by Spike Lee, Todd Solondz and many other notable professors.

Whilst at NYU, Brooke was selected by actor/director James Franco to write and direct a segment of the compendium feature film THE COLOR OF TIME (2012), starring Jessica Chastain, Mila Kunis and Henry Hopper.

Brooke received one of four places in the Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship, the outcome was Brooke’s short OUTBREAK GENERATION (2017). The film screened at Flickerfest and Sydney Film Festival. Brooke was also a Directors Attachment on Ridley Scott’s ALIEN: COVENANT (2016), allowing her to hone her craft shadowing one of the greatest living directors.

After her time at NYU, Brooke returned to Sydney after receiving a Screen Australia Talent Escalator Grant for her short RED ROVER (2015), for which she received Best Director at St Kilda Film Festival, and Best Director at Sydney Film Festival. The film follows two evangelist teenagers in rural America during the final days of Earth.

Her other shorts include SEXY (2015), which won the CINE Golden Eagle Award; PEN PAL (2011), which screened at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cucalorus; and TWO LADIES AND A GENTLEMAN (2011), which screened at the Sarasota Film Festival.

In addition to her work as a writer and director, Brooke was script supervisor on director Jay Anania’s THE LETTER (2012), starring Winona Rider and James Franco. She has also worked extensively as an Editor and Assistant Editor.

Brooke is currently developing feature and television projects.

For a full CV please contact info@rgm.com.au.