Person

Pietra Brettkelly

Directing · New Zealand

Pietra Brettkelly is a New Zealand filmmaker, known for her documentaries. She is a three-time Oscar-nominated elected documentary filmmaker, a member of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and was recently named an Arts Laureate of New Zealand.

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  Crocodile

  Director

• Off the Rails: A Love Story

  Director

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  Beauty Will Save the World

  Director

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  Maori Boy Genius

  Writer

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  Yellow Is Forbidden

  Writer

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  A Flickering Truth

  Director

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  Sculpting the Giant

  Editorial Consultant

• The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins

  Director

• 2026CrocodileDirector
• 2023Sculpting the GiantEditorial Consultant
• 2018Yellow Is ForbiddenWriter
• 2016A Flickering TruthDirector
• 2011Maori Boy GeniusWriter
• 2009The Art Star and the Sudanese TwinsDirector
• 2005Off the Rails: A Love StoryDirector
• 2003Beauty Will Save the WorldDirector