The Map Reader

I also had a love for maps. Since I was very young they always fascinated me. Reading maps was a daydream of some place far away and magical.

– Writer/director Harold Brodie in an Onfilm interview, February 2009, page 18

Maybe you should have just dropped me off the side of a cliff...

– Mary (Bonnie Soper) displays her sense of humour

I savoured every moment, and it all passed much too fast. I suppose the best part for me was working with the cast. They were all so brave and willing to try anything. It's humbling to see that level of commitment on a project which is your own labour of love.

– Writer/director Harold Brodie on making The Map Reader, Female website, November 2009

She helped lift the younger actors’ games — they lifted up off the page. We had a wonderful group of actors.

– Producer John Davies on actor Rebecca Gibney's influence on the film, North Harbour News, 12 March 2009

My background is as an editor, and I knew that performances are really sculpted in editing. I told the actors: 'We're going to play the material in a number of different ways, and I'm going to put it together and edit it and make you guys look great!' That's why I didn't want to over-rehearse the material.

– Writer/director Harold Brodie in an interview with website The Big Idea, 18 February 2009