SHEPHERDESS
2023 • Documentary Series
Episode director (Ep 4, Pōrangahau): Jessica Sanderson
Network: Sky TV
Funder: New Zealand On Air (NZOA)
Production Company: Overactive Imagination
Episode 4 • A former lawyer sets up a coffee cart in an old horse float. A mother-of-four swaps roles with her husband and becomes the breadwinner. An English expat finds her calling in Pōrangahau.
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“…Each of the six episodes visits a small community in New Zealand – from Tokanui and Lauder in the south to Pōrangahau and Tora in the north – and tells the stories of three women living there.
It’s a gentle, thoughtful portrait of each woman’s life, their whānau and community, capturing the everyday beauty in a world not often seen on our screens.” – The Spinoff -
Featuring Piri Galbraith, Izzi Corke, and Tania Nicholas.
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Producer: Nadia Maxwell • Executive Producer: Kristy McGregor • Director: Jessica Sanderson • Network Executives: Dana Youngman & Caroline Joll • Editor: Conan Mornard-Stott • DP: Adam Luxton • Composer: Holl Arrowsmith • Sound Recordist: Colleen Brennan • Production Manager: Emma Martini • Researcher: Sionainn Mentor-King • Cultural Advisor: Arpége Taratoa • Production Accountant: Laura Simpkins • Production Assistant: Elora Battah & Cara Atawhai • Health & Safety: Louise Spraggon • Graphic Designer: Zoë Paterson • Post Production: Department of Post • Post Production Supervisor: James Brookes • Post Production Coordinator: Amelia Watts • Online Editor: Gareth Dick • Colourist: Julin Dyson • Re Recording Mixer: Derek Metivier • Music: “Aku Ki” By Pii Sciascia, co-arranged by Don Hutana, “Taku Manawahine” by Te Raina Ferris
MEDIA
“Shepherdess shines a light on the lives of women in rural New Zealand” – The Spinoff
“Shepherdess: Pōrangahau women bring living on the land into focus” – Hawkes Bay Today
“Piri Galbraith’s life as a wahine Māori farmer, dairy owner and holistic teacher” – Waikato Times
“Shepherdess… returns to free to air.” – Shepherdess