Kaitiaki Rodger

Kaitiaki is an Auckland-based Maori filmmaker. He studied a Bachelor of Arts in Film, Media and Television and graduated in 2021 with a Masters degree in Screen Production, specializing in Directing at the University of Auckland. Through his passion for filmmaking and storytelling, Kaitiaki was the writer, producer, editor and director of Matua, a short film that he has worked on for the better half of two years. He has a deep and critical understanding of the theoretical frameworks around film as well as accumulating on-set experience through fulfilling various crew roles professionally. He is creative, articulate and works hard to achieve his aspirations of becoming a well-rounded filmmaker, he hopes that he can one day move on to direct feature films and further his career as a filmmaker.