{"id":41,"date":"2018-08-01T09:23:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T09:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2024-11-29T20:56:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T20:56:58","slug":"writer-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/writer-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Writer \/ Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" data-attachment-id=\"971\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/writer-director\/12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o.jpg?fit=525%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o.jpg?resize=525%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/12984001_10154231755186677_3127372041265036962_o.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On set of the short film Cold, completed 2018. Stills by Tracey Olivier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8216;It was an honor to work with Kirsty on her short film &#8216;Cold&#8217;. She impressed me deeply as a film-maker. Kirsty writes from the core of her truth, and her films possess an authentic, incandescent rage which is both visceral and mesmeric.&#8217; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Matt Sunderland- Writer\/Actor\/Director, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Kirsty demonstrated tremendous commitment, courage and intelligence. She is very resilient, a natural leader &#8216;.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Harry Burton,\u00a0 acting teacher, 2009 (long time associate of Harold Pinter).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After obtaining a scholarship to take part in European Act, a three\u00a0 month acting and writing intensive through the London Actors Center in association with RADA, Kirsty\u00a0 took classes in screenwriting with Paul Thompson ( NYU &#8211; TISCH) in Paris. It was Paul&#8217;s classes that inspired her to gain more skills to\u00a0 write and direct for film.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kirsty earned her Masters in Creative writing, script stream at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University in 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>She directed two short films in 2014 studying screen production with Tutors Jake Mahaffy and Shuchi Kothari at the University of Auckland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2016 Kirsty directed and produced her third short film, Cold which premiered at the Sandy Dennis Film Festival (US) in 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>She was chosen by the New Zealand directors guild in 2016 to be a participant in the inaugural DEGNZ Women&#8217;s Film Incubator.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kirsty was picked by the New Zealand Film Commission as part of their Accelerator program for emerging film makers for the Melbourne International Film Festival 2016 and took part in a workshop with Cate Shortland (Somersault).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CURRENT PROJECTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kirsty is developing three shorts and her feature screenplay Harakore\/Without Sin which reached second round status in 2018 for the Sundance Writers Lab.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.nzfilm.co.nz\/news\/degnz-announces-women-filmmakers-incubator<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/collections\/newshorts\/audio\/2575500\/miss-penny-by-kj-hamilton<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/audio\/player?audio_id=2575500<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Gardener\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/80607849?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.pledgeme.co.nz\/projects\/2554-sunset-a-short-film-by-kirsty-hamilton<\/p>\n<p>Warning: the below video contains content related to suicide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BREATHE - a short film 2014 by writer\/director KJ (Kirsty Hamilton).\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qfxLQLkNVTM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Death Priest (short documentary, in development 2027)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;I consider myself a death priest&#8217;.<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A short documentary about a man whose life was changed when he answered a job advert in a paper: Mortician wanted. This is a story about an ordinary man who took up the challenge of extraordinary profession. He gives us insight into his incredible, unusual world,\u00a0 and shares his profound prospective on humanity as a result of answering this unique calling.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"00005\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QgbHl4rggcY?start=273&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1342002490\/cold<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/afternoons\/audio\/201770106\/short-film-fundraising-for-&#8216;cold&#8217;-kirsty-hamilton<\/p>\n<p>Vimeo:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/329689459\/4a985e23b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/329689459\/4a985e23b5&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578525494271000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEWcetTRtEAJ8jROfuLQGT5hQIXg\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/<wbr \/>329689459\/4a985e23b5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Warning: the below video contains content related to suicide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cold a short film by KJ - Kirsty Hamilton, 2018. Trigger warnings violence, suicide.\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GrSoBlHdDlA?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirstyhamilton.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Press-Kit-COLD-v3-Cables-version-KJ-Hamilton.pdf\">Press Kit &#8211; COLD v3 Cable&#8217;s version KJ Hamilton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Writer\/Director &#8211; Kirsty Hamilton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>lakatwriter@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/KirstyHamilton\">https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/KirstyHamilton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degnz.co.nz\/members\/?degnz-member-id=5929#!biz\/id\/5a936cbdf033bf3d60b220f6\/About\">https:\/\/www.degnz.co.nz\/members\/?degnz-member-id=5929#!biz\/id\/5a936cbdf033bf3d60b220f6\/About<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degnz.co.nz\/degnz-announces-women-filmmakers-incubator\/\">https:\/\/www.degnz.co.nz\/degnz-announces-women-filmmakers-incubator\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/miffindustry.com\/alum\/2016\/\">https:\/\/miffindustry.com\/alum\/2016\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;It was an honor to work with Kirsty on her short film &#8216;Cold&#8217;. She impressed me deeply as a film-maker. Kirsty writes from the core of her truth, and her films possess an authentic, incandescent rage which is both visceral and mesmeric.&#8217; &#8211; Matt Sunderland- Writer\/Actor\/Director, 2018 &#8216;Kirsty demonstrated tremendous commitment, courage and intelligence. 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