LeonNarbey
- Cinematographer
Leon Narbey is one of New Zealand’s most prolific and lauded cinematographers. His talents have contributed to many documentaries and more than 20 features, including Whale Rider, Desperate Remedies and No.2. His work as a director includes documentary Man of the Trees, and on the big screen, The Footstep Man and acclaimed goldmining tale Illustrious Energy,
Screenography
Biography
Leon Narbey is one of New Zealand's most acclaimed directors of photography, as well as the man behind classic goldmining drama Illustrious Energy.
Narbey spent his early years on a Waikato far,, in landscapes which now remind him of classic film Vigil. He began drawing from an early age. "My mother influenced me", he told the The Listener, "not that she was an artist, but just her appreciation of nature. Being aware of things. Learning to see." Narbey's interest in cinema grew during a spell as a cinema usher while he was a teen.
Awards
2014 Rialto Channel NZ Film Awards (The Moas)
Services to Cinema Award
2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards (New Zealand)
Nominated for Best Cinematography - Film: for Dean Spanley
“Sometimes we were working in imaginary spaces where there are no walls, like the artificial gardens. We were in a white studio and moving in every direction. It was fascinating and I really enjoyed it.”
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