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Ken Sparks

Editor

Ken Sparks has a BA in Music and Drama. His introduction to editing was as an assistant on Vincent Ward classic In Spring One Plants Alone. Since then he has edited drama, dance films, many documentaries, music videos and commercials. Sparks has won three NZ TV awards, including for James K Baxter doco The Road to Jerusalem and as co-editor of acclaimed quake chronicle When a City Falls. He also directed on hit series Heartland.

I always reckon I got involved in editing at just the right time — New Zealand documentaries have flourished over the last 30 years and the way technology has improved is phenomenal. Ken Sparks

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Whetū Mārama - Bright Star

2021, Editor - Film

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Making New Zealand - Farming

2019, Editor - Television

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Islands of the Gulf - Episode 4

2018, Editor - Television

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Islands of the Gulf - Episode 5

2018, Editor - Television

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Making New Zealand - Construction

2018, Editor - Television

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Making New Zealand - Forestry

2018, Editor - Television

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A Flickering Truth

2015, Co-Editor - Film

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Te Araroa: Tales from the Trails - First Episode

2015, Editor - Television

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The Brokenwood Mysteries

2014 - ongoing, Editor - Television

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Helen Clark: The Road to Power

2013, Editor - Television

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When a City Falls

2011, Editor - Film

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The Hunt for the Pink and White Terraces

2011, Editor - Television

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Blank Spaces

2010, Editor - Short Film

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Death Goes to Disco

2006, Editor - Music video

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Black Grace - From Cannon's Creek to Jacob's Pillow

2005, Editor - Television

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Getting Stronger

2004, Editor - Music video

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Ben and Olivia: The Search for Truth

2002, Editor - Television

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Early Days Yet

2001, Editor - Television

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Te Po Uriuri (The Enveloping Night)

2001, Editor - Short Film

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1981 - A Country at War

2000, Editor - Television

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The Truth about Māori

2000, Editor - Television

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Kiwi Buddha

2000, Editor - Television

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The Family

1999, Editor - Television

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Bastion Point - The Untold Story

1999, Editor - Television

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The Irish Connection

1999, Editor - Television

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The London Connection

1999, Editor - Television

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Hurtle

1998, Editor - Short Film

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Perfectly Frank - The Life of a New Zealand Writer

1998, Editor - Television

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Pacific Ikon

1998, Editor - Television

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The Bay Boys

1998, Editor - Television

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The Road to Jerusalem

1997, Editor - Television

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Heartland - The Catlins

1996, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Lyttelton

1996, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Queen Street

1996, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Alexandra

1995, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Dunedin North

1995, Editor - Television

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Heartland - High Country: Autumn Muster

1995, Director - Television

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The Roaring Forties Tour

1995, Editor - Television

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Booze Culture

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Fendalton

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - French Pass

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Glenorchy

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Haast

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Far North

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Bluff

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Hokitika

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Lawrence

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Ngāruawāhia

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Pātea

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Waimarino

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Waipū

1994, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Gore

1993, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Ōmarama

1993, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Chatham Islands

1993, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Collingwood Anzac Day

1993, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Hokianga

1993, Editor - Television

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Heartland - Maniototo (Living in the Maniototo)

1993, Editor - Television

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Split Enz - Spellbound

1993, Editor - Television

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Gisborne Strikes Back

1992, Editor - Television

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Lovelock

1992, Editor - Short Film

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Heartland

1991 - 1996, Editor, Director - Television

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Heartland - Stewart Island

1991, Editor - Television

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Space Knights

1989, Editor - Television

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Carmen

1989, Editor - Television

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McCormick Country

1989, Editor - Television

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Raglan by the Sea

1987, Editor - Television

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Milestones - The Tour of the Century

1986, Editor - Television

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Heart of the High Country - First Episode

1985, Editor - Television

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Te Rerenga Wairua

1984, Editor - Short Film

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The Scarecrow

1981, Assistant Editor - Film