SandraKailahi
- Producer
- Reporter
Tongan-German Sandra Kailahi began her career as a radio reporter, before moving into television and film. After reporting for Tagata Pasifika for 11 years, she worked at Three News and Fair Go, read the news on TVNZ 7 and produced Te Karere and One News. Since producing short film The Messiah in 2017 with her company Kingston Productions, Kailahi has produced feature documentary For My Father's Kingdom, film Uproar and Tongan-English bilingual web series Brutal Lives - Mo'ui Faingata'a (which she co-created and co-wrote). Kailahi has served on numerous boards, including for NZ Film Commission and NZ On Screen.
Screenography
Awards
2023 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Pasifika Programme for Brutal Lives - Mo'ui Faingata'a - Season Two
2021 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Pasifika Programme for Brutal Lives - Mo'ui Faingata'a - Season One
“…it just means that we [Pacific Islanders] are now at the table and we can bring our voice to the table, and we can look at that and really amplify and uplift our voices, our stories, and that's what I'm really excited about.”