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Curtis Vowell
Cook Islands
Curtis Vowell is a Cook Island Maori director who has worked in the New Zealand film industry for the last 20 years. His debut feature film Fantail (2013) was nominated for 8 New…
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Curtis Vowell is a Cook Island Maori director who has worked in the New Zealand film industry for the last 20 years. His debut feature film Fantail (2013) was nominated for 8 New Zealand Film Awards and was invited to have its international premiere at Rotterdam International Film Festival. The film was also selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival, winning a People’s Choice award. His second feature film Baby Done (2020) with Taika Waititi and Carthew Neal’s Piki Films stars Rose Matafeo and Matthew Lewis. Since 2020 Curtis has been directing NZ hospital drama Shortland Street.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2025
Workmates
Movie Director
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2024
Seize Them!
Movie Director
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2021
The Outlaws
TV show Director
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2020
Baby Done
Movie Director
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2017
Human Traces
Movie Thanks
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2017
Grow Joe
Movie Director
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2015
Krampus
Movie DHL Man
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2013
Fantail
Movie Director
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2011
The Almighty Johnsons
TV show Bevan
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2010
Spies and Lies
Movie Police Officer 1
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2009
The Cult
TV show Marcus
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2008
Legend of the Seeker
TV show Mattis
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2008
The Jaquie Brown Diaries
TV show Cameraman
