Sunday Punch signs director Chris Graham
Auckland based production company Sunday Punch has added award winning director Chris Graham to its squad.
Says Graham: “I’m amped to be joining this group of hilarity, where I get to bring my love of directing people and music driven work into the fold. As well as having wanted to work with Smith for ages. Shit’s gonna be fun.”
Graham is an exceptionally diverse director, who has done pretty much everything including feature films, music videos, documentaries and of course TVCs. His commercials are a cinematic portraiture celebration of people, ranging from recent clients such as Xero, Kids Can, Genesis Energy, Microsoft, Cadbury and 42 Below to name a few. He loves collaborating and directing all walks of life, equally comfortable whether it’s real people who have never been on camera, or A-List talent. He is one of New Zealand’s most awarded music video directors, having worked with the local likes of Kora, Scribe, Savage, Smashproof, Bic Runga and Trinity Roots, as well as shooting music vids from Samoa, NYC and Los Angeles. His feature film career had him debut with the pacifica rom-com box office hit ‘Sione’s Wedding’, then the psychological horror film ‘The Ferryman’, and this year he directed the dance scenes for the local hiphop film ‘Born to Dance’, collaborating with Parris Goebal.
Says Nikki Smith, managing director and executive producer, Sunday Punch: “I’m thrilled to have Chris on board. His inherent love and empathy for people translates so beautifully in his work. After such a successful stint in the feature film world, we’re proud to be re-launching this exceptional talent back into the high-end TVC and content production realm. Great things to come for sure.”
Sunday Punch has always boasted a strong comedic roster, with such talent as thedownlowconcept, Freeman and Guiderra, Josh Thomson, and the most recent score, Helena Brooks. Graham’s recruitment demonstrates a keenness to diversify the roster, which is something people will be seeing more of from this infectiously enthusiastic bunch over the coming months.
View Chris’s work here: http://www.sundaypunch.co.nz/#!chris-graham/vogyy.