Person

Sophie Hampson

Directing · Born 2003-05-15 · Nelson, New Zealand

Sophie Hampson (she/her, Ngāti Huri, Raukawa) is an Aotearoa based filmmaker whose work is grounded in indigenous practice. Sophie values narratives that explore whakawhanaungatanga, the ins-and-outs of human relationships. Sophie’s latest two films, Ruru and Washed Up, have gained international success, screening at festivals such as imagineNATIVE, Māoriland Film Festival, CineYouth Festival, and Skábmagovat Indigenous Peoples’ Film Festival.

• Summer Tan

  Art Department Assistant

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  Crazy Love

  Sound Recordist

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  Ātaahua

  Producer

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  Ruru

  Director

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  My Years of Fear and Trembling

  Sound

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  Washed Up

  Director

• If Looks Could Kill

  Assistant Director

• 2027ĀtaahuaProducer
• 2025Summer TanArt Department Assistant
• 2025RuruDirector
• 2025If Looks Could KillAssistant Director
• 2025My Years of Fear and TremblingSound
• 2024Crazy LoveSound Recordist
• —Washed UpDirector