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Information
The Collection (in development)
Six of One (2022)
The Transcendental Express (in development)
After Dark (2021)
Upstate (2019)
 

 

   Minka Bleakley - Filmmaker

Minka Bleakley is an Australian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and copywriter with over a decade of experience in the film and advertising industries. She has collaborated with award-winning directors, producers, and agencies, contributing to a diverse range of projects. Her work spans independent films that have garnered critical acclaim to global advertising campaigns.

Minka is the recipient of the 2019 Teaching Fellowship at Columbia University, the 2020 Indian Paintbrush Grant, and the CUFF 2021 Best Teleplay (Drama) Award. She was a semifinalist for the 2021 Humanitas Prize. Her work has screened at the Academy Qualifying Seattle International Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest, St. Kilda Film Festival, amongst many others.


Minka is developing a new television series titled 'The Collection' with Pretty Matches Productions.

Minka holds an MFA with Honors in Screenwriting from Columbia University.


Contact
Agent: Roy Ashton - rashton@gersh.com

info@minkableakley.com
Instagram: @minkableakley


IMDb
01.The Collection

60-min. TV
United States/UK
2026
In Development

Pretty Matches Productions

The Collection is an hour-long satirical series - it’s The White Lotus meets that follows the beguiling, unpredictable, outrageous unfolding of a minor art heist in the aftermath of a career-ending investigation. 


02.Six of One

Short film
Australia
2022
Completed

Premiere: FlickerFest International Film Festival (2022)

Starring: Gabrielle Miller, Isabelle Lucas

When a young mother is overwhelmed by her new responsibilities, she takes off from her rural-suburban home, leaving her hard-partying husband to pick up the pieces.

1/2    Minimalism in Germany: The Sixties, Hatje Cantz
03.THE TRANSCENDENTAL EXPRESSP

60-min. TV
Australia
In Development

ISBN: 90-5662-115-7
235 x 324mm
160 pp. Softcover

A wildcard drug-dealing vagabond finds himself caught up in the disappearance of a young woman. His renegade ways lead him down a spiral of conspiracy, deceit, betrayal, and murder, ultimately resulting in dramatic revelations that threaten the free-wheeling life he once led.

04.After Dark

Short Film
United States
2020
Completed

Premiere: Palm Springs International Shortfest (2021)
Starring: Pauline Chalamet


After being kicked out of her mother’s home, Ronnie wanders across New York City in search of a place to sleep.

05.Upstate

Short Film
United States
2019
Completed

Starring: Aaron Dean Eisenberg, Alice Kremelberg


When a young couple hit a deer while driving, they are flung into a moral dilemma that fractures their relationship, forcing them to reassess their expectations of one another.