HELENA BROOKS

The Brokenwood Mysteries
The Brokenwood Mysteries

Client: South Pacific Pictures Broadcaster: Prime

Mix It Up
Mix It Up

Client: Kapiti Agency: Shine

Funny Girls
Funny Girls

Client: Mediaworks Broadcaster: three

Vacuum
Vacuum

Client: ASB Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi

Desert
Desert

Client: Abe's Bagel Crisps Agency: Consortium

The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed

Client: South Pacific Pictures Broadcaster: TVNZ

In With the New
In With the New

Client: Vodafone Agency: Colenso BBDO

Faces (director's cut)
Faces (director's cut)

Client: Maggi Agency: Mediacom

Nothing Special
Nothing Special

Short Film Trailer Production: NZ Film Commission

ABOUT Helena Brooks

Voted one of Idealog's Most Creative People, Brooks was recently lead director for Psychological Thriller Mini-Series The Bad Seed. Prior to that she directed Telefeature The Brokenwood Mysteries, TV drama 800 Words and Sketch-Show Funny Girls, starring this year's Edinburgh Comedy Award winner. Brooks has also directed high-end TV commercials for over 10 years. 


Her first short film as a writer-director, Harry & Peter in Love, won Best Art Direction at the New York Short Film Festival. Her second short as a writer-director, Nothing Special, was nominated for Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, selected for film festivals around the world and sold to Canal Plus, SBS Australia, and the Rialto Channel.

 

She studied creative writing with the late Roald Dahl, gained a B.A with a double major in Film & Philosophy, and an M.A with a double major in Screenwriting & Directing. She further studied at British Film Institute masterclasses with Ridley Scott, Charlie Kaufman and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.