Taika Waititi: I'm very proud to be a Māori filmmaker | TIFF 2019
At the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, Taika Waititi directs a riotous cast — including Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, and newcomer Roman Griffin Davis — in JOJO RABBIT, a daring, touching, and comedic satire about a young German boy who discovers a Jewish girl hiding in his home and consults with his imaginary best friend, Adolf Hitler (Waititi). Waititi will also receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award for TIFF Tribute Awards Gala for excellence in film direction. Taika Waititi is a writer, director, and actor from New Zealand. Before Jojo Rabbit, he most recently directed the critically acclaimed Thor: Ragnarok (17) for Marvel. His credits as writer-director include episodes of Flight of the Conchords (07–09), the short film Two Cars, One Night (04), and the feature films Eagle vs Shark (07), 42 One Dream Rush (09), Boy (10), What We Do in the Shadows (14), and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (16). Animated by Polyester Studio: http://polyesterstudio.com/ Music and Sound Design: Jeff Moberg http://tiff.net
At the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, Taika Waititi directs a riotous cast — including Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, and newcomer Roman Griffin Davis — in JOJO RABBIT, a daring, touching, and comedic satire about a young German boy who discovers a Jewish girl hiding in his home and consults with his imaginary best friend, Adolf Hitler (Waititi). Waititi will also receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award for TIFF Tribute Awards Gala for excellence in film direction. Taika Waititi is a writer, director, and actor from New Zealand. Before Jojo Rabbit, he most recently directed the critically acclaimed Thor: Ragnarok (17) for Marvel. His credits as writer-director include episodes of Flight of the Conchords (07–09), the short film Two Cars, One Night (04), and the feature films Eagle vs Shark (07), 42 One Dream Rush (09), Boy (10), What We Do in the Shadows (14), and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (16). Animated by Polyester Studio: http://polyesterstudio.com/ Music and Sound Design: Jeff Moberg http://tiff.net