a little about me.
I grew up on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand where my passion for looking through viewfinders developed at the age of six, and hasn't stopped since.
From the childhood creation of stop-motion movies with LEGO figurines as my actors to now critically acclaimed and internationally successful short and feature films, my ideology when it comes to filmmaking has always been subversion. I like to push the boundaries and break the rules in order to exceed my audience's expectations; only to communicate my narratives in new and bold ways.
After pushing myself to graduate high school 2-years earlier than my peers, I left home at the age of only 16 to pursue a Bachelors Degree in Film and Television Production from the New Zealand Broadcasting School at Ara Institute of Canterbury; the youngest ever applicant to be accepted into the program to date. During this time I went on to create various short form narrative and documentary projects, before directing my debut solo feature at the age of 17. In the few years following that I completed my second film production degree from Columbia College Chicago, launched my own production company Free Chicken alongside my producing partner Micah Winiata, and moved to Los Angeles where I have been developing my 3rd feature film, as well as a producing a multitude of short narrative and commercial projects over the years.
From the childhood creation of stop-motion movies with LEGO figurines as my actors to now critically acclaimed and internationally successful short and feature films, my ideology when it comes to filmmaking has always been subversion. I like to push the boundaries and break the rules in order to exceed my audience's expectations; only to communicate my narratives in new and bold ways.
After pushing myself to graduate high school 2-years earlier than my peers, I left home at the age of only 16 to pursue a Bachelors Degree in Film and Television Production from the New Zealand Broadcasting School at Ara Institute of Canterbury; the youngest ever applicant to be accepted into the program to date. During this time I went on to create various short form narrative and documentary projects, before directing my debut solo feature at the age of 17. In the few years following that I completed my second film production degree from Columbia College Chicago, launched my own production company Free Chicken alongside my producing partner Micah Winiata, and moved to Los Angeles where I have been developing my 3rd feature film, as well as a producing a multitude of short narrative and commercial projects over the years.