MEET OUR DIRECTORS

Mike loves creating and developing strong characters for storytelling/performance based scripts. He also quite likes it if they’re funny…

Rittey merges beautifully crafted imagery with story and performance driven pieces. Regardless of genre he is committed to creating authentic screen performances and loves to work closely with both actors and non-actors

Jess has developed an intimate style of filmmaking that is well-rounded and creativity multi-faceted. Her work has been admired for it’s stunning sense of visual imagery in telling authentic human stories.

Based in Auckland

Matsu approaches his creative work simply by the choice to create. It’s the vision or project that drives him, and he is guided by a passion for challenge and the potential of creating something new. He loves the pure joy of being on set, and brings the same creative energy and enthusiasm to any project he is working on.

Luke wants to make commercials that stick in the audiences’ minds, that have emotion driving it or that give the audience something to laugh with; and loves to collaborate with creatives that want to create something similar.

Luna has become recognized for her distinctive style and use of mixed-media (she sometimes gets to film commercials on 16mm film!), her bold approach and her strong focus on story.

She looks forward to creating more work that could inspire the next generation of female filmmakers.

She is passionate about bringing stories to the screen that celebrate the messiness of being human. With her innate sensitivity and empathy, she loves to make work that can hold the heartache and humour in one breath. She is fascinated by humans. She finds them intriguing and complex and so very funny at times and loves to hone in on why they do what the do.

Dominique (Dom) has a reputation for authenticity. She builds meaningful relationships with her subjects and has a unique ability to translate story to screen, conveying honesty and creating human connection.

Grantley is known primarily for his comedic work that balances the deadpan with the bizarre, as well as his performance work with both actors and non-actors alike. But alongside this he also has a has a robust technical knowledge, a meticulous eye for detail and a dubious ability to write biographies in the third person.

Joshua’s performance and narrative skills lay in creating or developing characters that make us laugh, cry, cringe or just weird us out.

Renée has the rare ability to create and capture real moments. She has an instinct for spotting tiny glimpses of life, finding beauty in our daily existence and infusing these in her work. Recently Reneé has been kept busy with long form work including her internationally acclaimed debut feature film “How to please a woman”, and season two of the ABC series “Aftertaste”.

Miranda joined the commercial world from the world of drama and has quite enjoyed juggling the two ever since. Miranda shows passion and intelligence in her work and loves bringing a vision to life.