DOCUMENTARY
I trained as a one-person camera-operator ‘back in the day’ (1990-92) for the ground-breaking series Firsthand, thanks to visionary Richard Thomas and producer George Andrews. With those invaluable skills of camera and sound operating, editing and storytelling, I went on to make documentaries in New Zealand and overseas, sometimes as sole camera-operator, later as director and producer. These include:
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The Waterfall – following four artists into Dusky Sound in the wake of William Hodges (2009).
Lifting of the Makutu – genetics versus Māori beliefs (2005, Winner NZ Best Director Award 2006).
Ata Whenua – Shadowland – cinematic journey through Fiordland (2004).
X Force Free Flight – science of free flight, for NHNZ/National Geographic (2001).
X Force Sailing – science of sailing, for NHNZ/Nat Geo, following Sydney to Hobart race (2001).
Kiwi Buddha – following NZ born incarnation of a High Lama to a monastery in India (2000).
Our Small World – challenges of life on Fakaofo, a remote atoll in Tokelau (1999).
