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Chelsea Winstanley

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Chelsea Winstanley was born in 1976 in Tauranga, New Zealand. She is a producer and director, known for Jojo Rabbit (2019), Waru (2017) and What We Do in the Shadows (2014). She was previously married to Taika Waititi.
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sam Rockwell, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Jojo Rabbit (2019)
    Jojo Rabbit
    7.9
    • Producer
    • 2019
    Waru (2017)
    Waru
    6.5
    • Director(as Chelsea Cohen)
    • 2017
    Taika Waititi, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jemaine Clement, Jonny Brugh, and Stu Rutherford in What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
    What We Do in the Shadows
    7.6
    • Producer
    • 2014
    Forgive Me (2019)
    Forgive Me
    Short
    • Director
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Crocodile (2026)
      Crocodile
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • TOITU: Visual Sovereignty (2025)
      TOITU: Visual Sovereignty
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Mainei Kinimaka, Joey Koehne, Mojean Aria, Chelsea Winstanley, Charmaine Bingwa, and Etienne Aurelius in Ka Po (2022)
      Ka Po
      4.8
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Night Raiders (2021)
      Night Raiders
      5.3
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Arezou (2020)
      Arezou
      Short
      • produced by
      • 2020
    • Arezou
      Short
      • produced by
      • 2020
    • Sam Rockwell, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Jojo Rabbit (2019)
      Jojo Rabbit
      7.9
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Merata: How Mom Decolonized the Screen (2018)
      Merata: How Mom Decolonized the Screen
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Taika Waititi, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jemaine Clement, Jonny Brugh, and Stu Rutherford in What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
      What We Do in the Shadows
      7.6
      • produced by
      • 2014
    • Sonny, My Older Brother
      7.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Night Shift (2012)
      Night Shift
      7.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Te Whakarauora Tangata
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Meathead (2011)
      Meathead
      6.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Darcy Ray Flavell-Hudson in Ebony Society (2011)
      Ebony Society
      6.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011

    Director

    • TOITU: Visual Sovereignty (2025)
      TOITU: Visual Sovereignty
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Forgive Me (2019)
      Forgive Me
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Little King (2018)
      Little King
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Waru (2017)
      Waru
      6.5
      • Director (as Chelsea Cohen)
      • 2017
    • Sech'el (2016)
      Sech'el
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016

    Writer

    • Forgive Me (2019)
      Forgive Me
      Short
      • writer
      • 2019
    • Little King (2018)
      Little King
      Short
      • writer
      • 2018
    • Brown Eye (2015)
      Brown Eye
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Chelsea Cohen
    • Born
      • 1976
      • Tauranga, New Zealand
    • Spouse
      • Taika Waititi2011 - 2018 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Matewa Kiritapu Waititi

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