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Director / Co-Producer
Sándor Lau is New Zealand's only Chinese/Hungarian-American.
He came to Aotearoa as a Fulbright scholar in 2000 and has
made this his home ever since.
To make his first documentary, BEHAVIOURS OF THE BACKPACKER
(1X1HR), Sándor walked 500km from Auckland to Cape Reinga,
New Zealand's geographic and spiritual tip. BEHAVIOURS OF
THE BACKPACKER has enjoyed repeat screenings on TVNZ and Mäori
Television, is now on DVD, and made its US television premiere
in 2006.
Sándor has also worked as a television reporter on TVNZ's
weekly magazine programme, ASIA DOWN UNDER, specializing in
social justice and the kinds of news the news leaves out.
As a writer and journalist, Sándor's work has been published
in many anthologies, magazines, newspapers, and broadcast
for radio in the United States, Taiwan, Australia and New
Zealand. Credits include the New Zealand Herald, The NZ Listener,
Radio New Zealand, and the China Post. Before coming to New
Zealand, he lived in the US, Mexico, Spain, France and Taiwan
and speaks good French and Spanish and basic Chinese and Mäori.
Sándor has a Master's degree in film and television production
from the University of Auckland and can also make fire with
sticks.
www.sandorlau.net
Co-Producer
/ Exec-Producer
Rhonda Kite is a Mäori woman of Te Aupouri tribe. Her passion
for the Mäori language, culture, and storytelling are reflected
in her many award-winning documentary and drama television
programmes, including-OTARA: DEFYING THE ODDS (1X1HR DOC),
THE TRUTH ABOUT MÄORI (1X1HR DOC), GANG KIDS (1X1HR DOC),
KETE ARONUI (MÄORI ARTS SERIES) and MATAKU (MÄORI DRAMA SERIES).
She is committed to the preservation, promotion, and guardianship
of Mäori culture and values through her storytelling.
Mäori businesswoman of the year in 2001, Rhonda owns and manages
Kiwa Film and Television Productions Ltd. and Eden Post Productions,
an AVID and audio studio. She has recently completed a five-year
project with the invention of a software based ADR cueing
system, which is now being distributed in the USA and Europe.
Moving into theatrical film, Rhonda is currently developing
a slate of features, two of which are international co-productions
with UK, Canadian and Australian co-producers and the NZ film
Commission.
www.kiwafilm.com
Synopsis
Starfish is a Mäori man who survives by washing car windows
at intersections on the mean streets of South Auckland, New
Zealand. He's a born hustler with an extreme personality-magnetic
charisma, infectious humour, and a vicious temper.
SQUEEGEE BANDIT follows Starfish's struggles through nine
months, three cars, two women, thirty residences, three weeks
of homelessness, a hundred run-ins with the cops, one court
date, a kilo of marijuana, a closet full of skeletons,
finding God and the Zen of window washing.
Credits
Cast: Starfish, MC Zodiac, Tony McGifford, Viani Paulo, Jeannie
McGifford, Shivonne Annette
Director: Sándor Lau
Producers: Rhonda Kite, Sándor Lau
Executive Producer: Rhonda Kite
Camera, Sound, Editor: Sándor Lau
Additional Editing: Alex O'Shaughnessy
Online Editor: David Tokios
Post-Production Facility: Eden Post Productions
Sound Design and Mix: Greg Junovich, Brendon Morrow, Michelle
Mascoll
Music: Dave Goodison, Nesian Mystik, EPR, Karl Paraha, MC
Zodiac, VRS, Ngamaru Raerino, Mr. Sicc, Bigg Roccs, Truce
Lee
Audio Clips
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Trailer:
Squeegee
Bandit youtube trailer
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