Masterclass: An Artist’s Journey on The Babadook

Masterclass: An Artist’s Journey on The Babadook, The Nightingale and Beyond

Celebrated Australian film director Jennifer Kent in conversation with Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival Director Marten Rabarts.

Jennifer Kent (The Babadook, NZIFF14 and The Nightingale, NZIFF19) will discuss her entire creative journey. She will speak about making a landmark film in horror genre filmmaking, and tackling the all too real horrors of brutal Australian colonialism. During the session she will reveal how she develops scripts and characters, how she approaches cultural sensitivities, works with cast to create iconic performances and above all how she deploys a woman’s gaze in everything she does.

Registrations are currently full but please register below for the waitlist: https://form.jotform.com/201980941359866

Masterclasses take place via Zoom and numbers are limited. A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants 24 hours prior to the masterclass.

Presented thanks to an Artistic Development Partnership with Creative New Zealand.

*Pictured: Jennifer Kent. Credit: Matt Nettheim