What is a Taika Waititi?
What is a Taika Waititi?! A brief introduction to our director of the month Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker best known for his work on the cult television series Flight of the Conchords, What We Do In The Shadows and the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok. This month at Midweek Movies we are donating an entire season for the month of July to this quirky fellas filmography, so, perfect opportunity to get better acquainted! Starting out... His debut short film Two Cars, One Night was nominated for an Oscar in 2005. According to Taika the motivational push needed to go ahead and make the short came to him while hanging out in a g-string, fully waxed fo r an acting role as a stripper for a TV show called The Strip in 2002. Quite the wake-up call... Get a man that can do both... Not only does Waititi write and direct his films, but he acts in them as well. Back in 2002 he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Jermaine Clement (a recurring collabor...