- Against all advice, he sold everything he owned in South Africa to move his wife and two kids to pursue his movie career - this all before Pride was green-lit.
- Wrote over 50 letters to get admission to Falcon College. Eventually he was offered a partial scholarship to the private school where Sunu excelled in several sports including rugby, cricket, hockey and athletics.
- Was introduced to his manager Paul Nelson by actor Sammi Rotibi who was then shooting Lord Of War in South Africa with Nicolas Cage. Introduced to his agent Nicole Clemens by Hal Sadoff Exec Producer on Hotel Rwanda. Not accustomed to signing first time Directors, Clemens saw Sunu's reel by mistake thinking it was a trailer for one of her Director clients. She was blown away by the reel and signed the director immediately.
- Dreamt of becoming a professional rugby player before finally succumbing to his life long dream of life in the movies. Gave up a lucrative banking career to start as a runner in the industry before working his way up to directing TV commercials.
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