About Me

Kerry Sunderland has worked as a researcher, professional writer and interactive media producer since 1990, when she completed a Bachelor of Arts at RMIT. In 1993, Kerry attained a Graduate Diploma in Evaluation from the University of Melbourne. She has also successfully completed a number of short courses in both traditional and interactive screen writing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

For the first 10 years of her career, she worked for a student union and a media agency whose clients included various trade unions, health promotion agencies and other socially progressive organisations.

By the mid 90s, Kerry saw an opportunity to carve out a niche as a content creator in the new world of the World Wide Web and undertook a largely self-funded interactive media study-tour in North America in early 1996. She then started producing web sites.

After spending 18 months living and working in the United Kingdom in the late 90s, Kerry started her own business, Evolve Media Consulting, at the end of 1999. Then she started hatching plans to move to the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia. When broadband internet access made it possible, this dream came to fruition in February 2001.

Kerry has researched and written for magazines, web sites, education curriculum, training materials, CD games and, more recently, multi-platform documentaries which are produced for the big screen, television and online delivery.

She is currently managing editor of the monthly magazine RESEARCH NEWS and has written feature articles for a wide range of publications including INSIDE FILM, THE HARD COPY, METRO, HR MONTHLY and AUSTRALIAN EDUCATOR.

The majority of her words are still destined for print, although the remainder are increasingly finding their way to digital platforms like broadband sites and DVD.

Kerry produced the web site for the Australian International Documentary Conference in 2003 and, since then, has specialised in producing documentary web sites and DVDs.

In conjunction with Hatchling Productions, she secured funding for the web site to accompany the award-winning documentary THE MAN WHO STOLE MY MOTHER’S FACE, then oversaw interface design and the production of all content (www.themanwhostolemymothersface.com).

In early 2005, Kerry produced the web site for the multi-platform documentary I TOLD YOU I WAS ILL: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF SPIKE MILLIGAN (www.spikemilliganlegacy.com).

In 2008, Kerry produced the web site for THE BURNING SEASON (www.theburningseasonmovie.com), a documentary about a 29 year old environmental entrepreneur who is trying to make a real impact on climate change and stop the forest fires in Indonesia. It won the 2008 Inside Film Award for Best Documentary.

Kerry is currently developing several new cross-platform documentary projects including JOURNEY BEYOND ROAD TRAUMA (formerly called TOUCHED BY THE ROAD TOLL).

She is a member of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance and Northern Rivers Writers' Centre.