Gabriel Shipton

Gabriel Shipton is an Australian moviemaker and the son of John Shipton and the half brother of Julian Assange. He and his father often advocated for Assange's release.[1]

Career

Gabriel Shipton is known best for producing the 2021 Australian documentary movie Ithaka, which depicted the incarceration of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange through the experience of his wife Stella Assange and his father John Shipton.[2]

Shipton also produced Emu Runner which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2018 and was nominated for an Australian AACTA award in 2019. He worked as a Production Accountant on movies and TV series, including Mad Max: Fury Road, Peter Rabbit, Lion, Glitch, and Jack Irish. His other movies credits include I Frankenstein, Predestination,[3][4] and Farah.

Activism

Gabriel Shipton is the Chairperson of the Assange Campaign.[5]

In 2022, Gabriel Shipton accepted the Freedom of the City for Mexico City for his brother.[6] In 2023, he lobbied the Albanese government to work for his brother's freedom.[7] In 2024, Gabriel Shipton attended the United States State of the Union speech as a guest of Congressman Thomas Massie.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Julian Assange: Does Wikileaks founder have a powerful ally in new Australian PM?". 2022-06-11. Archived from the original on 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  2. ^ "Ithaka film review — Julian Assange's story told through the eyes of his family". Financial Times. 2022-07-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ "Gabriel Shipton". acmi.net.au. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ^ "Gabriel Shipton". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  5. ^ "Organisation". Assange Campaign. Archived from the original on 2024-03-08.
  6. ^ "Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange awarded keys to Mexico City as family lobbies for his release". ABC News. 2022-09-15. Archived from the original on 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  7. ^ Hurst, Daniel; affairs, Daniel Hurst Foreign; correspondent, defence (2023-10-29). "Julian Assange's brother urges Anthony Albanese to 'up the ante' over WikiLeaks founder's case". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-03-12. {{cite news}}: |last3= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Petti, Matthew (2024-03-07). "Julian Assange's brother will attend the State of the Union address as Rep. Thomas Massie's guest". Reason.com. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  9. ^ York, Pressenza New (2024-03-06). "Julian Assange's brother Gabriel Shipton is invited to SOTU on Thursday". Pressenza. Archived from the original on 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-12.


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