Dan Sadgrove, filmmaker portrait provided to AFIN.

Dan Sadgrove

Director at AFIN

New Zealand (from their AFIN films)

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Biography

Dan Sadgrove is a New Zealand born director with a degree in Anthropology focusing on documentaries around the world. He has filmed in South Africa, Vietnam, Mexico, Sardinia, Argentina, United States of America & New Zealand. He is also a published documentary photographer having been featured in National Geographic for his work in Patagonia, Argentina.

From the Judges, on Garage Romantic (2021)

From the Judges, on Garage Romantic

A quietly inspiring watch that leaves you with a lingering sense of wonder. Every frame is composed with real beauty, the images stunning and rhythmic in a way that carries the subject's imagination straight to the audience. The panel found the visual craft and the shaping of it gorgeous, an out-of-this-world experience grounded in a warm, motivational story.

Curated, anonymised highlights drawn from the judges' notes.

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