Allan Baddock
Recent or Acclaimed Credits:

“Aramoana” (writer/director)-  finalist for Best Documentary at New Zealand Film & Television Awards, & awarded at Wellington Alternative Film Festival. Recounts NZ’s worst-ever mass murder through the words of those who were there. Screened with no narration, no recreations, no music, no commercial breaks, and no credits.

“Britten - Backyard Visionary”, (writer/director) - the story of revolutionary motorbike designer, John Britten. Set a new ratings record for Canwest/TV3’s Inside New Zealand series. For twenty years the most viewed film in history of NZ On Screen. (www.nzonscreen.com)

“IN the Defence of David Bain”(writer/director) broke new ground for television, filming inside a legal team building a defence to mass murder charges. Uncertainties raised remained an issue over a decade, and in 2009 David Bain was retried and acquitted.

“Crystal Ocean”, (Writer) tracks annual freezing of the Southern Ocean. Emmy for cinematography.

“Little Big Dreams”, (Writer, script editor, story consultant) tracks Chinese children training as Olympic gymnasts. Gold Award, New York Festivals.

“Boxing Behind Bars”, (Writer, script editor, story consultant) follows Thai convicts being rehabilitated through boxing. Bronze Award, New York Festivals TV and Film Awards.

“Womb of the World”, (Writer, script editor, story consultant) follows international demand for surrogate mothers in India. Finalist Best Documentary at 2010 Asian Television Awards, named Best Social Awareness Programme.

“The Untold Truth About SuperMokh”, (Writer, script editor, story consultant),  tells life & death of Malaysia’s soccer legend, Mokhtar Dahari. Silver Award Best Documentary, Best History Award, and Best Director Award, Malaysia’s 2011 FINAS Documentary Festival.

“Inc’d”, ( Executive Producer, script editor, story consultant) short film about a Maori man torn between corporate life and identity. Te Nati Festival Prize, & Audience Award,Wairoa Māori Film Festival. Best Film at T-Tahiti Film Festival; finalist, Best Short Drama at the ImagineNATIVE Film Festival, Toronto.

“Paying the Price for Peace”,(Writer, production & story consultant) documentary feature following those fighting the United States’ addiction to war, with legendary peace campaigner, S. Brian Wilson, run down by military train while protesting his country’s secret wars in Central America.

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