Lee Tamahori
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Sound Department
Beginning as a commercial artist and photographer, he joined the New
Zealand film industry in the late 1970s as a boom operator. He became
an assistant director a decade later. Making international
award-winning commercials for 10 years, he has also directed several TV
series. His first feature film, Once Were Warriors (1994), won the PEN First Book
Award.
Zealand film industry in the late 1970s as a boom operator. He became
an assistant director a decade later. Making international
award-winning commercials for 10 years, he has also directed several TV
series. His first feature film, Once Were Warriors (1994), won the PEN First Book
Award.