ColleenHodge
- Producer
- Researcher
Colleen Hodge began her television career in the mid 1970s as a researcher on documentary series Encounter and Perspective. She was a co-founder of independent research company Bluestockings, which worked on the Feltex Award-winning Gallipoli: The New Zealand Story. After time on contract with various television departments, she formed her own production company, and began producing documentaries.
Screenography
Biography
After growing up in Whanganui and attending Victoria University, Colleen Hodge’s start in television coincided with the launch of the second channel in 1975. "It was an exciting time to work in television," says the researcher turned producer. "Lots of talent and creative freedom — and the feeling that the product was actually central to people's lives."
“Colleen's calm, empathetic and confident personality has always enabled her to bring out the best in both crew and those before the camera. People instinctively trust her with their stories, revealing details they've kept inside themselves for decades. ”