Dennis O'Rourke

The Profile

Dennis O'Rourke was an Australian documentary filmmaker known for observational films that examine marginalised people and cross-cultural encounters.

Directed notable documentaries including Cannibal Tours (1988) and Cunnamulla (2000).

The available review praises Dennis O'Rourke's Good Women Of Bangkok as a powerful, raw documentary that reads like tragic fiction. It highlights the film's empathy for its subject, the visual style and the painful emotional impact. The reviewer recommends the film strongly.