About us
Vanessa Patea
I’m a documentary director and a content producer.
I direct short social documentaries including Last Home Renters and Tapu te Ranga Marae.
A career highlight was co-producing on LOKO - An 8 episode documentary series for NZ Herald filmed in my hometown of Titirangi in West Auckland.
In film, I have worked in production, art department co-ordination, casting and location management.
I’ve got an arts background and can take beautiful production photographs on set (bonus!).
See some more of my video work on IMDB here and my photography work here.
Ruth Korver
I am a hands-on creative producer. I’ve worked in everything from web to features to TV and love the process of bringing a story to life.
My background includes an MFA, teaching at an art school, directing documentaries, shooting and editing, account management and event management. This has given me a breadth of experience in wrangling all kinds of creative projects and teams.
Check out my work on IMDB.
Matilda Boese-Wong
Rising out of the ashes of film school, I am a founding member of the Pan Asian Screen Collective, solidly focused on stoking the fires that broaden representation in media.
I started working for Useful Media in 2020, broadening my production skills in this power team, and moving towards my goal of producing stories that I am passionate about.
Check out my work on IMDB.
We can help.
We provide production services to other production companies/producers/directors when their projects are of a larger scale, or if they need local Wellington knowledge. We have a proven history of providing a smooth production experience with our invaluable local knowledge of crews, locations, contacts and cast.