Gabriel Shipton — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Producer of the 2021 Australian documentary movie Ithaka, depicting the incarceration of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Produced Emu Runner, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018 and was nominated for an Australian AACTA award in 2019
Worked as a Production Accountant on movies and TV series including Mad Max: Fury Road, Peter Rabbit, and Lion
Chairperson of the Assange Campaign, advocating for the release of his half-brother Julian Assange
Founder and chair of the Information Rights Project, an Australian charity fighting for the right to information
Lobbied the Albanese government and attended the United States State of the Union speech as a guest of Congressman Thomas Massie

Biography

Gabriel Shipton is an Australian filmmaker and producer, recognized for his work on documentary films. He is the son of John Shipton and the half-brother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and has actively advocated for Assange's release. Shipton is best known for producing the 2021 Australian documentary movie Ithaka, which chronicles Julian Assange's incarceration through the experiences of his wife Stella Assange and father John Shipton.