Gabriel Reid

Cast · Director · Writer

Born

February 24, 1969 · Auckland, New Zealand

Birth name

Gabriel Luke Reid

Gabriel Reid is a New Zealand writer-director and educator whose work spans film, television and theatre. He began his career as a child actor and has since contributed to the screen industry in a range of roles, including performer, director, writer, publicist and creative producer. His short films have screened internationally, and his work has received recognition from Promax, Tropfest and the New Zealand Writers Guild. A former vice-chair of the Directors & Editors Guild of New Zealand and board member of Film Auckland, Gabriel has produced high-end television promos for TVNZ and MediaWorks and was involved in launching New Zealand Opera. He holds a Ph.D. in Film Studies, with research undertaken at Pixar, ILM, Blue Sky Studios, Animal Logic and Weta Digital. His academic work includes interviews with screen professionals such as Pete Docter, Andrew Adamson and Barrie M. Osborne. His M.A. thesis focused on Shakespeare on screen. It was researched at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Renaissance Films. Gabriel is focused on narrative directing, with a number of long-form projects in development. His work spans genres and explores themes of longing, reinvention and human complexity. He brings a thoughtful, collaborative approach to every project.