Film

Geraldine Brophy is one of New Zealand’s best known actresses. She has worked extensively as Actress and Director and Playwright for Downstage Theatre, Circa, Court Theatre, Centrepoint Theatre, Fortune Theatre and Auckland Theatre Company.

Michelle has worked in the film and television industry for the last eighteen years. She has produced two feature films, short films, television and a feature documentary. Her first feature film Stickmen (2001) was produced in New Zealand and directed by Hamish Rothwell. It went on to box office success in New Zealand and has sold worldwide. Bollywood Queen was her second feature as Co-Producer, shot in London’s East End it was in official selection at Sundance (2003).

The Improvisors

Artistic Director

Steve Barr recently moved to New Zealand after working for 16 years in the Hollywood entertainment industry. A graduate of the BFA professional acting program at the University of Southern California, he segued from acting into writing and producing after a few disgraceful years of cattle calls and casting couches.

2005-2010
Production Tutor – ongoing tutoring at the NZ Film and Television School, and Toi Whakaari

2002-2010
Producer – ongoing producer for The Dive Productions Ltd

2010
Producer – “Telling Mali” – short film for Toi Whakaari
Production Manager – “Paradise Café 2” – children’s tv series

2009
Production Manager – “NZ Pavillion at the World Expo”, Shanghai
Production Manager – “Emu” – children’s tv series
Line Producer – “Les Mills” virals

Benedict Reid is a scriptwriter. His first script, the comedy Futile
Attraction (co-written with Mark Prebble), was shot as a digifeature and
released by Arkles Entertainment in 2005.

Benedict has writing credits for all four series of Gibson Groups Satire
show Facelift, BBC radio 7's "Newsjack", and in 2008 developed a sitcom
(along with cowriters Linda Niccol and Dave Armstrong) with Ninox films
which did not proceed to production.

He won the 2009 Play Press Screenplay Competition. He has also won a number

Director of Photography
‘sea of tranquility’  music video  serephin prince  d.v.
  -‘best cinematography’  handle the jandel  2003
‘flowz’  music video  gaylene preston  d.v.
‘politician’ music video  justin hawkes  16 mm
‘junk male’  doco  naomi wallwork  d.v.
‘my two dads’  doco naomi wallwork  d.v.
‘chris, cris and i’  doco  naomi wallwork  d.v.
‘american amy’  short  mike murphy  16 mm

Leonie is a scriptwriter and documentary filmmaker. Her first documentary, Hard Words, won the Rangatahi Award at the New Zealand Media Peace Awards.

She has written and directed a number of documentaries, and a short comedy, which have played on New Zealand television and in festivals both in New Zealand and overseas. She has also worked as a storyliner and dialogue scriptwriter for South Pacific Pictures’ Shortland Street.