Gaysorn Thavat

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Gaysorn Thavat is a New Zealand film director. [1]

Biography

Thavat's first job in the film industry was as a clapper loader, in 1995, and she worked her way up to assistant camera operator. In 2004 she began directing television commercials and in 2009 she won a Gold Lion award for a breast cancer commercial. [2] She later moved into directing episodic television and films and in 2009 she directed her first short film, Brave Donkey. [3]

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Filmography

YearTitleGenreRoleNotes
2021 The Justice of Bunny King Feature filmDirector [4]
2009Brave DonkeyComedy/short filmDirector [5]

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References

  1. "Gaysorn Thavat on Her Sublime Directorial Feature Debut, "The Justice of Bunny King"". Cinema Femme. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. "Gaysorn Thavat". Free The Bid. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  3. "Tribeca 2021 Women Directors: Meet Gaysorn Thavat – "The Justice of Bunny King"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. "The Justice of Bunny King". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. "Brave Donkey". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 2023-01-21.