Stephen Latty

Stephen Latty's CV encompasses documentaries, short films and quirky dramatic feature Russian Snark (2010). His many collaborations with writer/director Michael Heath include two films about modernist painter Edith Collier, and the arresting images for 50-minute drama A Small Life. Latty has also directed a number of documentaries, among them Opera in the Outback (featuring Kiri Te Kanawa) and Maple on the Hill (on country legends The Tumbleweeds). Latty has also worked extensively with director David Blyth — including capturing many interviews with former soldiers for web series Memories of Service.

Steve and I are both from Southland and we clicked a long time ago, before the new digital age. He inspires me with the way he understands my quiet way of working, and what I'm trying to achieve in my films. In our last three films his work has captured the attention of audiences all over the world. Director Michael Heath on Stephen Latty