David Sims
There were times when the career of longtime National Film Unit director David Sims could have been cut short. Having survived close encounters with steam locomotives in mountainous terrain, he narrowly escaped being blown up, drowned and burnt alive at sea. Even filming a planned set-up on location had its hazards, as he found when his call of “action!” sent exploding rocks whistling by perilously close overhead.
Around us is a myriad of stories and images. Every time we went out on location we were barely scratching the surface. David Sims
The Truth about Tangiwai
2002, Research, Director - Television
Toogood Tales
1994, Co-Director, Editor, Research - Television
Rimutaka Incline
1991, Director, Writer, Editor - Film
Painting in an Empty Land
1981, Editor, Director, Writer - Short Film
Contact - The Turn of the Wheel
1981, Director - Television
Antarctica
1980, Writer, Producer - Film
Jack Winter's Dream
1979, Director, Writer - Television
A Sense of Involvement
1977, Director, Writer - Short Film
A Train for Christmas
1975, Writer, Director - Short Film
New Zealand Is Yours - Nightlife
1974, Writer, Editor, Director - Short Film
Tāhere Tikitiki - The Making of a Māori Canoe
1974, Writer, Director, Editor - Television
New Zealand Is Yours - Oldies
1974, Writer, Director, Editor - Short Film
Rutherford of Nelson
1972, Editor, Writer, Director - Short Film
The Early Days
1971, Editor, Writer, Director - Short Film
The Taking Mood
1969, Assistant Director - Short Film
Pictorial Parade No. 200 - Kb Country
1968, Director, Writer, Editor - Short Film