TobyMills
- Director
Toby Mills began as an actor (eg. short films Mananui and The Find). After managing theatre company Te Rakau Hua o te Wa o Tapu, he took up directing, and in 2000 was awarded for series Nga Morehu, which profiled Māori elders. Mills works often with his partner Moana Maniapoto; together they have won awards for docos on Syd Jackson and carver Pakaariki Harrison. Mills also helmed te reo short Te Po Uriuri.
Screenography
Biography
Toby Mills has worked on stage and screen, and both on and off camera.
Mills graduated from Otago University with degrees in physical education and arts, and followed it with a year at drama school Toi Whakaari. He went on to act in short film The Find, this episode of cop show Shark in the Park, and Barry Barclay feature Te Rua. Mills was co-founder, manager and sometime actor in Māori theatre group Te Rakau Hua o Te Wao Tapu, which toured Kiwi schools and theatres. He also worked behind the scenes on a number of Wellington international arts festivals.
Awards
2022 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Māori Programme: for Moana Jackson: Portrait of a Quiet Revolutionary
2020 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Te Māngai Paho Best Māori Programme (with Moana Maniapoto): The Negotiators
“Our passion is to film our people telling their own stories, and to capture it with integrity.”
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