JulienneStretton
- Director
- Producer
Julienne Stretton spent three decades documenting NZ people and culture for television, as a researcher, producer and director. Her subjects have ranged from Katherine Mansfield and Hollywood actor Nola Luxford, to a young disabled couple in the groundbreaking Miles and Shelly documentaries. She researched major documentaries on Moriori and Gallipoli, and shared a 1992 Qantas Award for 60 Minutes.
Screenography
Biography
Julienne Stretton was born in Morrinsville in the Waikato. Married at 18, she soon had four children. When they were school age, the solo mother enrolled at Auckland University and studied sociology and anthropology. Although she took a film paper (taught by Roger Horrocks), after graduating she pursued a career as a social worker. A chance meeting with a cameraman friend on the street led to an opportunity at TVNZ, kickstarting a 30 year screen career.
Awards
1994 New York Film and TV Festival
Silver Medal: Miles and Shelley Go Flatting
1992 Qantas Media Awards (New Zealand)
Best Producer/Director Current Affairs (shared with Keith Davis): for 60 Minutes
“I love stories from ordinary people. I'm always moved by the way ordinary people organise and confront their lives.”