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Cushla Dillon

Editor

Self-taught editor Cushla Dillon moved from shorter works to features with Harry Sinclair's Topless Women Talk about their Lives: both the bite-sized TV series then the movie, for which she won her first NZ film award. Dillon has gone on to edit shorts, documentaries, and many more features — including The Price of Milk, Orphans & Kingdoms, and award-winning documentary This Way of Life.

Cushla’s been very influential on the whole style of Topless. I guess in a way Topless has partly evolved out of me trying to make things that Cushla wants to watch! Harry Sinclair, on Topless Women talk about their Lives

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Interview

Cushla Dillon: Accidental acting and award-winning editing…

Interview, 2016

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The Mountain

2024, Editor - Film

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King Loser

2023, Associate Producer, Co-Director, Editor - Film

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Red Mole: A Romance

2023, Additional Editor - Film

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The Justice of Bunny King

2021, Editor - Film

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One Lane Bridge

2020 - 2022, Editor - Television

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LOIMATA, The Sweetest Tears

2020, Additional Editor - Film

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Daffodils

2019, Editor - Film

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Born Racer - The Scott Dixon Story

2018, Editor - Film

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The Free Man

2017, Writer, Co-Editor - Film

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Pike River

2016, Editor - Television

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The Rehearsal

2016, Assembly Editor - Film

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Loading Docs 2016 - How Mr and Mrs Gock Saved the Kumara

2016, Editor - Web

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The December Shipment

2015, Editor - Short Film

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A Flickering Truth

2015, Co-Editor - Film

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The Price of Peace

2015, Editor - Film

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Topp Country

2014 - 2018, Editor - Television

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Orphans & Kingdoms

2014, Editor - Film

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Hip Hop-eration

2014, Additional Editing - Film

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The Confessions of Prisoner 'T'

2013, Editor - Television

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Agent Anna

2013, Editor - Television

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How Far is Heaven

2012, Editor - Film

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Shihad - Beautiful Machine

2012, Editor - Film

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Super City - First Episode

2011, Editor - Television

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Super City

2011, Editor - Television

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Choice Night

2010, Editor - Short Film

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After the Waterfall

2010, Editor - Film

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This Way of Life

2009, Editor - Film

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Trouble Is My Business

2008, Editor - Film

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Beauty Will Save the World

2003, Editor - Television

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Being Eve

2001 - 2002, Editor - Television

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Being Eve - Being a Couple

2001, Editor - Television

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Snakeskin

2001, Co-Editor - Film

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The Price of Milk

2000, Editor - Film

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Evolution

1999, Editor - Music video

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Pacific Ikon

1998, Additional Editing - Television

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When Love Comes

1998, Editor - Film

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Monster Eats Boy

1997, Editor - Short Film

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Topless Women Talk about Their Lives

1997, Editor - Film

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Footage

1996, First Assistant Director - Television

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Topless Women Talk about Their Lives - Episode Two

1995, Editor - Television

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Topless Women Talk about Their Lives - First Episode

1995, Editor - Television

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Peach

1995, As: Girlfriend, Production Manager - Short Film

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Seeing Red

1995, Production Manager - Television

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Topless Women Talk about Their Lives (Series)

1995, Editor - Television

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Bradman

1993, Production Manager - Short Film

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Tagata Tangata 1 - Ngaa Tapuwae / Sacred Footsteps (First Episode)

1993, Production Coordinator - Television

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Tagata Tangata 2 - Ngaa Kaitiaki Te Moananui-a-kiwa / Guardians of the Lands and Seas (Episode Two)

1993, Production Coordinator - Television

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Tagata Tangata 3 - Papalagi / Heaven Breakers (Episode Three)

1993, Production Coordinator - Television

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Tagata Tangata 4 - Tangata Whenua / People of the Land (Episode Four)

1993, Production Coordinator - Television

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Tagata Tangata 5 - Te Ao HuriHuri / The Changing World (Episode Five)

1993, Production Coordinator - Television

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Tagata Tangata 6 - Ngāi Tātou / Family (Episode Six)

1993, Production Coordinator - Television

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Crush

1992, Post-Production Co-ordinator - Film

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The Footstep Man

1992, Director's Assistant - Film