ABOUT STEPH

Irish-born filmmaker based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington), Aotearoa New Zealand, specialising in directing, writing, and producing, with experience in editing and first AD work.

Her work explores the tension between control and chaos, the edge where realism meets the surreal, and the subtle distortions that shape how people see themselves and each other.

Her films have featured at festivals in Aotearoa and around the world, including Doc Edge, NZIFF, and the NYC Short Documentary Festival, earning awards for direction and cinematography.

Current projects blur reality and imagination, tracing connection, disconnection, and the quiet, strange beauty of being human.

In the commercial space, she works as Director / Producer at Ocular, leading a diverse range of creative projects across film, video, animation, radio, and more.