LouisSutherland
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Two of Louis Sutherland’s short film collaborations with Mark Albiston have been invited to Cannes: 2007 drama Run (which Sutherland also stars in), and The Six Dollar Fifty Man — both won special mentions. Their 2013 feature film Shopping screened at Sundance and Berlin, where it won a Grand Prix. The drama school grad’s acting talents have graced TV's The Insiders Guide to Love and Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby.
Screenography
Biography
Louis Sutherland joins a long line of Kiwi creatives whose talents in one field have aided achievements in others. Though better known internationally as co-creator of festival hit short films Run and The Six Dollar Fifty Man, Sutherland spent much of his early career as an actor, and takes one of the starring roles in the former film.
Awards
2013 Berlin Film Festival
Winner of Generation 14 Plus Section: Shopping
2013 Rialto Channel NZ Film Awards (The Moas)
Best Film: Shopping
Best Director (shared with Mark Albiston): for Shopping
Best Screenplay (shared with Mark Albiston): for Shopping
“It’s a great moment when you get sucked into the gravitational pull of the world’s biggest film festival ... to find out our little tales from our wild-west coast can bat with the best international offerings.”
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