JAMIE (HE/HIM) IS A QUEER PĀKEHĀ WRITER & DIRECTOR BASED IN AUCKLAND, AOTEAROA NZ.

KIWI BORN AND BRED, JAMIE MADE HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT AT AGE 6 WITH A POLAR-FLEECE PUPPET LIP-SYNCING TO ENYA. SINCE THEN, HIS FILMS HAVE GONE ON TO WIN NOTABLE AWARDS AT NZIFF, SHOW ME SHORTS, FRANCE'S FESTIVAL DES ANTIPODES, AND THE OSCAR-QUALIFYING NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL.
 
ALONG THE WAY, JAMIE HAS RECEIVED A NYC FILM ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP, A DIRECTORS’ GUILD INTERNSHIP, AND A SCRIPT TO SCREEN FILMUP MENTORSHIP.

AS A COMMERCIALS DIRECTOR, HE HAS RANKED IN BEST AD’S TOP 10 KIWI DIRECTORS, AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS & WON FOR CRAFT DIRECTION AT CAANZ AXIS. TO THIS DAY, JAMIE STILL GETS EXCITED ANYTIME SOMEONE HITS RECORD ON A CAMERA.