Robert Sarkies made his first film when he was 10. By his early 20s his short films had played at festivals around the world. He made his feature debut with Scarfies in 1999 and followed it with a much darker shade of southern gothic: the acclaimed but harrowing dramatisation of the Aramoana murders, Out of the Blue.
Follow your instincts, because it's all you've got. If you follow your own instincts, your own sensibilities, you'll create original work that reflects who you are.
– Robert Sarkies, October 2007