Actor, Director and Voice Artist
Christchurch, New Zealand
Coming Soon!
On the Edge of Hope
On the Edge of Hope, the short film I was in back in 2021, has finished its run on the festival circuit, a trailer has been prepared, and has now been tweaked for release to the wide world, in 5.1 Surround, no less! So far the movie has been taken up by a distributor in US to distribute in US and Europe on TV and streaming services, it has been picked up on a couple of streaming services in the Netherlands and the Middle East. Approaches have also been made to NZ on Air.
BIG NEWS - we plan to release to YouTube on 24th April!
It is also being re-written and expanded to become a full-length feature film!!! No news when this will happen yet, or even whether I get to reprise my role, but it's still great news.
Edge of Hope did remarkably well in international film festivals. We were very excited to receive the 'Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film' in the very prestigious Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. We also won 'Best Costume', 'Best Set Design', and 'Best International Film' at Catskill International Film Festival,
Here's a BTS shot from Plato, which is a very short intro/prequel to introduce the award-winning Sci-Fi feature, The Bostrom Scenario, that has just been released. Although I'm not in the feature, I am now part of the canon of the movie universe, playing a bureaucrat at the HEB who give the protagonists their mission. Very exciting! This promo is now finished, and a link will be up asap.
Recently I was part of an international collaboration between NZ and the Czech Republic for a 48 Hour Film competition. Our entry, Death Color Prisoners" won best Student Film! Still waiting for it to be posted on YouTube. When it is, I'll put a link to it.
For FRANKIE BORDEAUX fans: He recently got his kit off for a 72nd Birthday party, and will do the same at a festival around King's Birthday weekend. I'm hoping to get him lined up for some corporate gigs, too! More details to follow. Also, he's preparing to create a new routine, with a James Bond flavour!!!
Recent stuff
Father and Son
Linked to the film On the Edge of Hope, the same writers crafted a beautiful and (very) short film, Father and Son, which it turns out was written with me in mind! Unlike Edge of Hope, this isn't going into any film festivals, so it is now available to watch online, and I'm incredibly proud of the result. Click on the above photo to be taken to it.
The super-itchy 'rugged' look I sported for this 'mockumentary' was well worth the trouble! The whole thing looks great and was such fun to shoot. And it now has 11K views!! Click on the pic above to be taken to it...
On YouTube is this short film we made as part of One Dollar Genre. It's a western called Hope to Die, and it looks absolutely stunning!! I'm incredibly proud of every aspect of it, even my acting! It was shot over two days and edited in a week. A great story; very well told. Click on the pic above to be taken to it.
Keep an eye open for me in Dark City: The Cleaner, currently streaming on Neon (in NZ). Watch for the scene in episode 5, where Joe sneaks in with the couple going up in the hotel lift. It's a very good programme (even aside from having me in it!).
Although our entry for the 48 Hour Film Competition didn't make the City Finals, it did get 3rd place Audience Favourite and nominated for Best Title. A bit of a Bond theme happening there. Visuals look AMAZING! As it's now out of the running, it's viewable online. Just click on the photo above to be taken to it.