Sonya Pemberton

Birth Name:

Sonya Pemberton

Profession

Producer, Writer, Director

Three-time winner of the Eureka Award for Science Journalism
Won a National Press Club of Australia Award for best documentary for "Jabbed: Love, Fear and Vaccines" in 2013
Her grandfather was Professor John Pemberton, who started epidemiology in Britain and created the International Journal of Epidemiology
Began her career as a junior news editor for a television news channel in Australia
Quote: "[on her documentaries] "It's art․ I like to think every film I make is beautiful, I don't want to make ugly films․ I draw my inspiration from drama․""
Worked as the head of specialist factual at ABC Television from 2004 to 2007
Best known as the writer and director of "Jabbed: Love, Fear and Vaccines" and "Immortal․"
Founded Genepool Productions with the independent production company Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder in 2011

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