Allie Howell

Allie Howell is an emerging Māori trans filmmaker whose work is grounded in the weaving of past and present to inform contemporary cinema that is deeply connected to community. Raised in Paraparaumu and a graduate of the New Zealand Broadcasting School, she began her career as an editor, developing a skillset in shaping narrative and crafting emotionally resonant stories that speak to te iwi Māori (the Māori people), takatāpuitanga (traditional Māori queerness), and our connections across the Pacific.