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Dame Gaylene Mary Preston DNZM (born 1 June 1947) is a New Zealand filmmaker with a particular interest in documentary films.
Gaylene Preston. Producer: Perfect Strangers. Gaylene Preston is one of New Zealand's most valued filmmakers, with a screen career spanning four decades with writer, director and producer credits covering feature films, documentaries and TV drama series.
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Dame Gaylene Preston DNZM is celebrated as a leading filmmaker, having produced and directed some of the most enduring popular classics of New Zealand cinema. Preston is a storyteller whose work has a distinctive flavour that entertains while presenting serious subjects with humour and warmth.
Gaylene Preston is an NZ national treasure, with an exceptional career over more than three decades as an innovative writer, director, and producer.
Jul 19, 2023 · “This is a fortunately-unfortunately-fortunately story,” Dame Gaylene Preston promises, as she plops herself into a chair at The Convent, a nunnery-turned-hotel in Grey Lynn, to talk about...
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Gaylene Preston has been making feature films and documentaries with a distinctive New Zealand flavour and a strong social message for over 30 years. In 2001 she was the first filmmaker to be made a Laureate by the Arts Foundation, recognising her contribution to New Zealand film and television.
Her 40 year career spans feature films, short and long form documentary, and television series drama. She stands as a unique talent in the landscape of New Zealand film. Many of her films have enjoyed international critical and commercial success, while captivating audiences at home.
