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StephenSinclair

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Playwright and novelist Stephen Sinclair was part of the writing team behind Peter Jackson's bad taste duo Meet the Feebles and Braindead. Zombie tale Braindead, which began as a Sinclair idea, won a Best Script Award at the 1993 NZ Film and TV Awards. Later Sinclair wrote for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, created TV mockumentary Love Mussel, and in 2004 directed his first short film, Ride. His feature directing debut — the offbeat Russian Snark — was nominated for six Qantas film awards, including Best Director. Sinclair's work as a playwright includes co-writing global hit Ladies Night, with Anthony McCarten.

Screenography

2014 As: Latecomer at the pub Film
2013 - 2014 Subject Series
2010 Writer, Director, As: Fisherman Film
Home Video
2005 Director Short film
Ride
2004 Director, Writer Short film

Awards

2011 International Festival of Independent Film (Belgium)
Best Film: Russian Snark

2011 Garden State Film Festival (United States)
Best International Feature: Russian Snark

“I think we were all driven by an adolescent desire to shock and appal. I very acutely felt the liberal censorship that was prevalent at the times so it was a great ... purge, shall we say? ”

Stephen Sinclair on the writing of movie Meet the Feebles, Metro magazine, December 2001