Before Simon Morris became resident film reviewer and arts presenter for Radio New Zealand, he had a freelance television career encompassing scriptwriting, reporting and directing.
He wrote for high-rating soaps like Close to Home, City Life and Shortland Street, directed classic music videos and was a key part of the Radio with Pictures team.
He used to be a musician (Tamburlaine, Mammal, the Heartbreakers) and currently co-hosts the notorious RNZ holiday show Matinee Idle.
1. In My Father’s Den for my legacy pick, tough call, but Maurice Gee tipped the scale.
2. Out of the Blue, entirely for degree of difficulty. Finding such a brilliant structure for a potentially deeply unappealing story was a stroke of genius.
3. Eleven, it’s a real dark horse, 13 minutes long and it reflects so well on everyone involved.