Kahu Kaiha
Actor | Director | Writer | ProducerKahu Kaiha is a talented Marquesan multi-hypenate, having experience as an Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Marquesan Haka Choreographer AND Marquesan Haka music composer.
His directorial debut short film 'Find Where I Belong' was a self/crowd funded project which won ‘Best Fiction Short Film’ at the FIFO Film Festival. Kahu shines playing the lead character in this film which is currently doing the film festival circuit. He has also made appearances in local televison productions Shortland Street and Vegas.
Kahu continues to create ambitious and culturally centered films through his production company, Kakaia Productions. He is deeply committed to preserving and promoting Marquesan culture, through sharing the stories, traditional dances, and music of his homeland with a broader audience via his work on screen, as well as being a regular participant in festivals and workshops.
His directorial debut short film 'Find Where I Belong' was a self/crowd funded project which won ‘Best Fiction Short Film’ at the FIFO Film Festival. Kahu shines playing the lead character in this film which is currently doing the film festival circuit. He has also made appearances in local televison productions Shortland Street and Vegas.
Kahu continues to create ambitious and culturally centered films through his production company, Kakaia Productions. He is deeply committed to preserving and promoting Marquesan culture, through sharing the stories, traditional dances, and music of his homeland with a broader audience via his work on screen, as well as being a regular participant in festivals and workshops.
Ethnicity - Marquesan
Height - 178cm
Eye Colour - Hazel
Hair Colour - Brown
Location - Auckland
Age Range - 20-30
Height - 178cm
Eye Colour - Hazel
Hair Colour - Brown
Location - Auckland
Age Range - 20-30
Full Biography
Credits
Actor
Short Film
2023 - Good Men - Jester - Director - Lucy Timmins
2023 - Find Where I Belong - Elvis - Director - Kahu Kaiha
2023 - The Machine - Troy - Director - Isaac Bell
Television
2021 - Vegas - Policeman - Director - Kiel McMacghton - Greenstone Pictures
2021 - Shortland Street - Robbie Ford - Director - Ian Hughes - South Pacific Pictures
Documentary Film
2020 - Origins - Himself - Director - Kahu Kaiha
Short Film
2023 - Good Men - Jester - Director - Lucy Timmins
2023 - Find Where I Belong - Elvis - Director - Kahu Kaiha
2023 - The Machine - Troy - Director - Isaac Bell
Television
2021 - Vegas - Policeman - Director - Kiel McMacghton - Greenstone Pictures
2021 - Shortland Street - Robbie Ford - Director - Ian Hughes - South Pacific Pictures
Documentary Film
2020 - Origins - Himself - Director - Kahu Kaiha
Training
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Awards
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Skills
Accents - American, Australian, British
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