PatRobins
- Director
- Production manager
Pat Robins has been active in the screen industry across many behind the scenes roles. In the early 1970s Robins, her then husband Geoff Murphy and their children took to the road with musical collective Blerta. After production managing movies like Goodbye Pork Pie, Utu, and Ngāti, she stepped out on her own as a director, with 1985 short film Instincts. Robin's short Food for Thought was nominated for a 2017 Moa Award.
Screenography
Biography
Active in New Zealand’s film industry since the 1970s, Pat Robins became increasingly aware of the need to add a female perspective to local stories. She has gone on to direct both short films and TV dramas.
Pat's daughter Robin Murphy — another industry veteran — has described her as an unsung hero of the local screen industry, and "the original super mum". Said Robin: "She started out supporting her former husband, Geoff Murphy, on his films, combining roles as production manager, costumier and caterer, while simultaneously taking care of her growing family."
Awards
2017 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (The Moas)
Nominated for Best Self-Funded Short Film: Food For Thought
“Any art form needs diverse voices, diverse points of view. Film is just the same. We just want to hear stories from all sorts of different angles.”