12 years of accountability, of showing up, of answering the phone, of driving home safely, of quiet nights, of loud fun nights, of laughing and laughing, of being able to talk things through, of finding solutions, of me being able to sleep when you’re away and not be up all night worrying, of building this life together; and six years of you being the dad who gets up to make her lunch, knows how to do her hair, is there to cuddle and be steady and listen, is able to be present in an emergency, and is always the one who gets asked to play with all the kids or push our daughter and her cousins in the hammock. I’m so grateful for the choice you made twelve years ago, because we’d have none of this without it. And I’m in awe of your strength dring. I love you.
Four Female Friendship Favorites with Melanie Lynskey 💖 At the New Zealand premiere of @pikeriverfilm, star Melanie Lynskey shares her four favorite films about female friendship. Pike River opens in New Zealand cinemas October 30 via @madmanfilmsnz. Add to watchlist at the link in bio. #PikeRiver #MelanieLynskey #Letterboxd
In 2016, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE premiered “Wells for Boys.” The sketch, co-written by Julio Torres and Jeremy Beiler, introduced a young, sensitive boy who, unlike his peers, didn’t want to be a four-star chef or win the race. Instead, he just longed to be understood. “Some kids like to play, others sort-of just wait for adulthood,” a voice-over explained. As I watched Griffin Nafly, the titular character in GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, I couldn’t help but think of the sensitive boy at the well. Nearly a decade later, that sketch has stayed with me (and I imagine others) in lightly poking fun at a kind of child that’s more common in real life than represented in film or television. Perhaps that’s why I had such a visceral reaction to GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, the feature directorial debut from Nicholas Colia that tells the story of a 14-year-old boy (an astounding debut from Everett Blunck) coming to terms with adulthood’s first peckings. It’s at once a gentle and compassionate portrayal of the life of a front-of-the-classroom kid living in a small town he thinks he’s outgrown, while also being a meditation on the powers of the creative spirit in imbuing life with meaning. In short, I loved it. I think you will as well. I did a full interview in my Substack with Nicholas Colia as well as the great Melanie Lynskey, who plays Griffin’s mother, Helen — the film’s steady center. I think the film is a triumph in both filmmaking and storytelling and warmed my heart as much as it had me peeing my pants with laughter. I hope you’ll watch it (now available on VOD!) because it’s great AND because you see the value in supporting indie filmmaking and the indie filmmakers who tell stories that would never be greenlit by big studios. These stories deserve to be told and they have audiences who want to consume them. Us. This is one of those stories!
In 2016, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE premiered “Wells for Boys.” The sketch, co-written by Julio Torres and Jeremy Beiler, introduced a young, sensitive boy who, unlike his peers, didn’t want to be a four-star chef or win the race. Instead, he just longed to be understood. “Some kids like to play, others sort-of just wait for adulthood,” a voice-over explained. As I watched Griffin Nafly, the titular character in GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, I couldn’t help but think of the sensitive boy at the well. Nearly a decade later, that sketch has stayed with me (and I imagine others) in lightly poking fun at a kind of child that’s more common in real life than represented in film or television. Perhaps that’s why I had such a visceral reaction to GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, the feature directorial debut from Nicholas Colia that tells the story of a 14-year-old boy (an astounding debut from Everett Blunck) coming to terms with adulthood’s first peckings. It’s at once a gentle and compassionate portrayal of the life of a front-of-the-classroom kid living in a small town he thinks he’s outgrown, while also being a meditation on the powers of the creative spirit in imbuing life with meaning. In short, I loved it. I think you will as well. I did a full interview in my Substack with Nicholas Colia as well as the great Melanie Lynskey, who plays Griffin’s mother, Helen — the film’s steady center. I think the film is a triumph in both filmmaking and storytelling and warmed my heart as much as it had me peeing my pants with laughter. I hope you’ll watch it (now available on VOD!) because it’s great AND because you see the value in supporting indie filmmaking and the indie filmmakers who tell stories that would never be greenlit by big studios. These stories deserve to be told and they have audiences who want to consume them. Us. This is one of those stories!
In 2016, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE premiered “Wells for Boys.” The sketch, co-written by Julio Torres and Jeremy Beiler, introduced a young, sensitive boy who, unlike his peers, didn’t want to be a four-star chef or win the race. Instead, he just longed to be understood. “Some kids like to play, others sort-of just wait for adulthood,” a voice-over explained. As I watched Griffin Nafly, the titular character in GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, I couldn’t help but think of the sensitive boy at the well. Nearly a decade later, that sketch has stayed with me (and I imagine others) in lightly poking fun at a kind of child that’s more common in real life than represented in film or television. Perhaps that’s why I had such a visceral reaction to GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, the feature directorial debut from Nicholas Colia that tells the story of a 14-year-old boy (an astounding debut from Everett Blunck) coming to terms with adulthood’s first peckings. It’s at once a gentle and compassionate portrayal of the life of a front-of-the-classroom kid living in a small town he thinks he’s outgrown, while also being a meditation on the powers of the creative spirit in imbuing life with meaning. In short, I loved it. I think you will as well. I did a full interview in my Substack with Nicholas Colia as well as the great Melanie Lynskey, who plays Griffin’s mother, Helen — the film’s steady center. I think the film is a triumph in both filmmaking and storytelling and warmed my heart as much as it had me peeing my pants with laughter. I hope you’ll watch it (now available on VOD!) because it’s great AND because you see the value in supporting indie filmmaking and the indie filmmakers who tell stories that would never be greenlit by big studios. These stories deserve to be told and they have audiences who want to consume them. Us. This is one of those stories!
In 2016, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE premiered “Wells for Boys.” The sketch, co-written by Julio Torres and Jeremy Beiler, introduced a young, sensitive boy who, unlike his peers, didn’t want to be a four-star chef or win the race. Instead, he just longed to be understood. “Some kids like to play, others sort-of just wait for adulthood,” a voice-over explained. As I watched Griffin Nafly, the titular character in GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, I couldn’t help but think of the sensitive boy at the well. Nearly a decade later, that sketch has stayed with me (and I imagine others) in lightly poking fun at a kind of child that’s more common in real life than represented in film or television. Perhaps that’s why I had such a visceral reaction to GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, the feature directorial debut from Nicholas Colia that tells the story of a 14-year-old boy (an astounding debut from Everett Blunck) coming to terms with adulthood’s first peckings. It’s at once a gentle and compassionate portrayal of the life of a front-of-the-classroom kid living in a small town he thinks he’s outgrown, while also being a meditation on the powers of the creative spirit in imbuing life with meaning. In short, I loved it. I think you will as well. I did a full interview in my Substack with Nicholas Colia as well as the great Melanie Lynskey, who plays Griffin’s mother, Helen — the film’s steady center. I think the film is a triumph in both filmmaking and storytelling and warmed my heart as much as it had me peeing my pants with laughter. I hope you’ll watch it (now available on VOD!) because it’s great AND because you see the value in supporting indie filmmaking and the indie filmmakers who tell stories that would never be greenlit by big studios. These stories deserve to be told and they have audiences who want to consume them. Us. This is one of those stories!
In 2016, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE premiered “Wells for Boys.” The sketch, co-written by Julio Torres and Jeremy Beiler, introduced a young, sensitive boy who, unlike his peers, didn’t want to be a four-star chef or win the race. Instead, he just longed to be understood. “Some kids like to play, others sort-of just wait for adulthood,” a voice-over explained. As I watched Griffin Nafly, the titular character in GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, I couldn’t help but think of the sensitive boy at the well. Nearly a decade later, that sketch has stayed with me (and I imagine others) in lightly poking fun at a kind of child that’s more common in real life than represented in film or television. Perhaps that’s why I had such a visceral reaction to GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, the feature directorial debut from Nicholas Colia that tells the story of a 14-year-old boy (an astounding debut from Everett Blunck) coming to terms with adulthood’s first peckings. It’s at once a gentle and compassionate portrayal of the life of a front-of-the-classroom kid living in a small town he thinks he’s outgrown, while also being a meditation on the powers of the creative spirit in imbuing life with meaning. In short, I loved it. I think you will as well. I did a full interview in my Substack with Nicholas Colia as well as the great Melanie Lynskey, who plays Griffin’s mother, Helen — the film’s steady center. I think the film is a triumph in both filmmaking and storytelling and warmed my heart as much as it had me peeing my pants with laughter. I hope you’ll watch it (now available on VOD!) because it’s great AND because you see the value in supporting indie filmmaking and the indie filmmakers who tell stories that would never be greenlit by big studios. These stories deserve to be told and they have audiences who want to consume them. Us. This is one of those stories!
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
Pike River is out in New Zealand cinemas today. So proud to be part of telling this story. Many thanks to @sylvester.pg for the amazing red shirt and pants look for press day, navy dress for Wellington, black suit for Greymouth and more! Hair by Amy McLennan in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Hannah Wilson everywhere else. Makeup by me. Too shiny! Much love to our incredible crew, our beautiful cast full of some of Aotearoa’s finest actors, our writer Fiona Samuel, our producers Tim White and Vicky Pope, and director Rob Sarkies who put his entire being into making this. Thank you @jacindaardern for all you have done for Anna and Sonya and for being such an inspiration. Thank you to my friends and family and agents at @johnson_laird who came out to support at the screenings (one of these pictures is with my friends Zoe, Heather and Rocky who have been my friends since we were 13!!) Thank you to the unbelievable @robynjmalcolm who is a dream, an angel, an extraordinary actor and a person I hope to know forever. I love you. Thank you to @madmanfilmsnz for all you’ve done. Thank you to the team at @we_are_818 who did such an amazing job promoting the film- if you need a PR team in Aotearoa they are the BEST. Love you @cynthiamonardez. Most importantly, thank you to the families who lost a loved one at Pike River disaster and mostly, eternally, thank you to Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. Your courage and love are awe-inspiring, and Robyn and I are so grateful for your trust in us. We adore you.
