Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, writer, and comedian whose work moves between intimate comedy and large-scale cinema. He gained early recognition with the Oscar-nominated short film Two Cars, One Night, then directed acclaimed features including Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and Jojo Rabbit. He also co-created and starred in What We Do in the Shadows and directed Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, while consistently supporting Māori and Indigenous storytelling.