Cloudy Rhodes is a trans non-binary award-winning director and writer producing distinct and emotionally intuitive work. Rhodes’ work celebrates gender fluidity and expression through positive and uplifting queer narratives. Their work has received numerous accolades including an Australian Director’s Guild Award, A Queer Screen Best Film Award and The City of Melbourne award, as well as being nominated for an AACTA award.
In 2021 their short film ‘Beautiful They’ – a personal piece - had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival’s 20th anniversary edition and has since been picked up by Netflix.
Cloudy's debut short ‘Lo Loves You’ premiered on i-D and was picked up by Arcadia Films to accompany the national theatrical release of Sundance Audience Award winner, ‘First Girl I Loved’. Their short ‘Deluge’, funded by Create NSW, premiered at Sydney Film Festival 2019, and their video work ‘New Masc’ was made as part of the Prototype Video Art Collective and screened at multiple major art institutes.
They have directed narrative and documentary shorts, music videos and cause-related commercial campaigns and have worked with international brands such as Calvin Klein, Levis and Louis Vuitton.
Rhodes has just finished a three month directors attachment with their mentor Justin Kurzel and is currently in development on their debut feature.