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Paul Swadel(1968-2016)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Paul Swadel was born on 23 October 1968 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was a producer and director, known for Accidents (1999), Colin McCahon: I Am (2004) and A Little Death (1995). He died on 18 March 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
BornOctober 23, 1968
DiedMarch 18, 2016(47)
BornOctober 23, 1968
DiedMarch 18, 2016(47)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 8 nominations total

Known for

Accidents (1999)
Accidents
7.2
Short
  • Director
  • 1999
Colin McCahon: I Am
8.9
  • Director
  • 2004
Jed Brophy and Josephine Davison in A Little Death (1995)
A Little Death
8.2
Short
  • Director
  • 1995
The Big Picture (2007)
The Big Picture
8.7
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Producer

  • Episodes from Apocalypse (2022)
    Episodes from Apocalypse
    5.2
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • The Ballad of Maddog Quinn (2022)
    The Ballad of Maddog Quinn
    6.7
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Minutes Past Midnight (2016)
    Minutes Past Midnight
    4.9
    • executive producer: segment: "Feeder"
    • 2016
  • Cradle (2016)
    Cradle
    5.8
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Feeder (2015)
    Feeder
    6.7
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • When a City Falls (2011)
    When a City Falls
    8.3
    • executive producer
    • 2011
  • Poppy (2009)
    Poppy
    7.8
    Short
    • producer
    • 2009
  • A Song of Good (2008)
    A Song of Good
    5.6
    • executive producer
    • 2008
  • The Devil Dared Me To (2007)
    The Devil Dared Me To
    5.4
    • executive producer
    • 2007
  • Ride
    9.0
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • No Ordinary Sun (2004)
    No Ordinary Sun
    7.5
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Water (2004)
    Water
    7.3
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Beautiful
    7.4
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • Junk
    8.0
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • The French Doors (2001)
    The French Doors
    6.6
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2001

Director

  • The Big Picture (2007)
    The Big Picture
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2007–2008
  • The Understudy
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Colin McCahon: I Am
    8.9
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Ivan Johnson in Like an Angel (2001)
    Like an Angel
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Accidents (1999)
    Accidents
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Supercollider (1996)
    Supercollider
    7.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Jed Brophy and Josephine Davison in A Little Death (1995)
    A Little Death
    8.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1995

Writer

  • Where Dad Walked
    8.4
    Short
    • anecdote
    • story
    • 2010
  • Ivan Johnson in Like an Angel (2001)
    Like an Angel
    7.1
    Short
    • writer
    • 2001
  • Jed Brophy and Josephine Davison in A Little Death (1995)
    A Little Death
    8.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 23, 1968
    • Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Died
    • March 18, 2016
    • Christchurch, New Zealand(pneumonia, arising from complications due to frontotemporal dementia)

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