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Cloud South Films

A Kiwi documentary film company that thinks globally

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Cloud South Films Cloud South Films is the midlife lovechild of NZ based Emmy nominated, multi-award winning Canadian cinematographer Tom Burstyn CSC, FRSA and New Zealand journalist Barbara Sumner Burstyn. They describe themselves as escapees from the fantasy world of feature filmmaking and corporate media. They work from a converted shearing shed on their small acreage in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Barb and Tom are committed to factual storytelling. "Our documentaries are personal, well researched, visually compelling and socially relevant."

Their first film 'One Man, One Cow, One Planet' about an elderly Hawkes Bay man and his life in India where he is hailed as the new Gandhi, has won a number of awards and is now in international distribution. Their second film 'This Way of Life', about a local Maori family; six kids, 50 horses and relationship to land as lifeblood is in final post-production.

Cloud South Films is the catalyst for the establishment of the Hawkes Bay Regional Film Office, bringing international film production to Hawkes Bay to benefit the entire community. They have also expanded into producing and directing television commercials.

"For us, the best part is creating a local industry where previously none existed. There's a great satisfaction in being able to pursue your dream and make a difference without having to leave the farm."

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