SándorLau
- Director
Proud to be a world citizen, US-raised Chinese-Hungarian Sándor Lau did a masters in film at Auckland University, after time in Mexico and Europe. His epic walk to Cape Reinga is documented in 2003's Behaviours of the Backpacker; then came feature doco Squeegee Bandit, about a charismatic Māori car washer. It was invited to 20 international festivals. Lau is now a partner in a US finance company.
Screenography
2006 Camera, Editor, Director, Writer Film
Another Man’s Treasure
2002 Writer, Producer, Director Short film
God and Shakespeare
2001 Writer, Director Short film
1994 - 2011 Director, Producer Series
Awards
2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Editing - Documentary/Factual Programme: for Squeegee Bandit
2006 Wairoa Māori Film Festival
Best Feature Documentary: Squeegee Bandit
“I think I’m a practical idealist. I want to tell uncommon stories about extraordinary ordinary people.”
— Sándor Lau in an interview on Lumiere, April 2007