Robert Sarkies

Robert Sarkies
Member of the Jury Robert Sarkies of New Zealand addressing at the closing ceremony of IFFI 2007 on December 03, 2007 at Panaji, Goa.jpg
Sarkies (left) at IFFI 2007
Born (1967-03-06) 6 March 1967 (age 57)
Dunedin, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1996–present

Robert Sarkies (born 6 March 1967) is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter.

Sarkies grew up in the South Island city of Dunedin. He attended Kaikorai Valley College.[1] His three feature films to date have been set in Dunedin, or in the lower South Island. After his debut feature Scarfies, Sarkies followed it in 2006 with Out of the Blue, based on the 1990 Aramoana Massacre, then black comedy Two Little Boys, starring Bret McKenzie and Australia's Hamish Blake.

  1. ^ "Former police boss keen to track down KVC alumni". Otago Daily Times. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.