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Ainsley Amohaere Gardiner MNZM is a film producer from New Zealand. Early life. Gardiner was born in Palmerston North and grew up in the Wellington suburb of Wadestown, attending Wadestown Primary School. Her mother is former MP Pauline Gardiner, and her father was a civil servant and politician, Wira Gardiner.
Jan 29, 2024 · Ainsley Gardiner is a producer of Māori and women's stories, who has worked with Taika Waititi, Cliff Curtis and others. She has produced award-winning films such as Boy, Eagle vs Shark and The Breaker Upperers, and founded Miss Conception Films.
Ainsley Gardiner (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui/Ngāti Awa/Ngāti Pikiao) co-directed the film Cousins, which has its world premiere in Rotorua on March 3. She reflects on a project that was a whānau affair.
Ainsley Gardiner is known for Boy (2010), Waru (2017) and Eagle vs Shark (2007).
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Jun 7, 2021 · Assistant Film Curator. One of New Zealand’s most important creative voices gets her moment in the spotlight with a personal yet universal story about Indigenous women. Ainsley Gardiner is in a state of Te Kore.
Ainsley Gardiner is a film producer and director of Māori descent. She has worked with Taika Waititi, Cliff Curtis and other acclaimed filmmakers on projects such as Boy, Eagle vs Shark and Waru.
Growing up, you could find Ainsley Gardiner (Te-Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Awa) at Whakatane's local cinema on most Fridays. In 1995 she joined Larry Parr at Kahukura Productions, where she would produce low budget feature Kombi Nation (2003) and co-produce TV comedy Love Bites.
