StefHarris
- Director
- Writer
Stef Harris (aka Stefan Lewis) faced off against Peter Jackson in a Spot On short film contest as a teenager. In 2006 Harris hired a small crew and turned his first novel into awardwinning mockumentary The Waimate Conspiracy. The longtime policeman followed it with small-town vs big business tale No Petrol, No Diesel! After winning a 2007 scholarship, he was mentored in the US by Kiwi-born director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale). Set in a petrol station, his iPhone-shot thriller Blue Moon won multiple awards at international festivals. In 2025 Harris directed short film Sister Josephine, and began preparing his fourth feature.
Screenography
Awards
2019 Ravenheart International Film Festival (Norway)
Best Film: Blue Moon
2019 Houston International Film Festival (United States)
Best Low Budget Feature Film: Blue Moon
“I agonised over the decision long and hard before taking the risk of directing it myself . . . It seemed that everyone involved knew more about film than I did but I kept telling myself I knew more about this film than anyone else. I knew if it was a failure there was no-one else to blame.”