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INDUSTRY TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

TŪ TONU: STILL STANDING – Co-Director / Producer - 2024

I Co-Directed this short, meaningful documentary as part of the Loading Docs 10 Year Anniversary

kaupapa. Highlighting the story and mahi of Zane Wedding, a former world-class tree-climber turned

activist for kaupapa Māori, tangata taketake (indigenous people) and te taiao (the environment). Watch

https://loadingdocs.net/short/tu-tonu-still-standing/

WELL, WELL, WELLNESS – Writer/Actor - 2022-2023

In 2022 I wrote and featured in the crowd-funded web-series comedy Well, Well, Wellness, which was my

first foray into writing. I was incredibly lucky to have wonderful friends at Studio Butter who wanted to

produce this silly little series, based on the weird and wonderful experiences I’d had at meditation retreats.

5 x 10 minute episodes. Watch here https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2iDLQaXLqgy-

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MĀNAWA MAIEA TE ATAWHAI – Executive Producer - 2021

In 2021, I was an Executive Producer on Mānawa Maiea te Atawhai, with Kokko Media, funded by Te

Mangai Pāho and hosted on Re: News with over 300,000 views across all platforms. As part of this project,

I managed a $300k budget alongside Kokko Media, and managed talent, script production, location

scouting, and oversaw social media strategy for its release. Watch here.

https://www.renews.co.nz/series/manawa-maiea-te-atawhai/

SPECIAL SKILLS:  

Basketball Golf Rugby Running Surfing

Swimming Yoga

TATTOOS: Small tattoo on inner left forearm, medium tattoos on each

calf muscle, small tattoo on inner left ankle

ACCENT: NZ / Te Reo