About

Tom is a storyteller based in Auckland, New Zealand.

With a focus on character driven narrative, Tom’s feature-length screenplay’s have been recognized in The Black List’s Top 100 List on four occasions with official endorsements on The Black List’s blog and newsletters.

His debut feature film SHUT EYE premiered at the 2022 New Zealand International Film Festival and was acquired by leading independent distributor Gravitas Ventures for North American distribution. It has since screened internationally at the Melbourne International Film Festival and Manchester International Film Festival. The film is currently available on Tubi in the USA and is repped by Grandave Capital for rest-of-world territories.

In 2023, Tom was invited to the prestigious Fantastic 7 Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival to pitch his screenplay THE TELEVANGELIST, which is in-development as an official co-production with Curious Films (NZ) and Minds Eye Entertainment (Canada).

Tom is currently writing for Zero Gravity Management for a to-be-announced thriller screenplay.