Based in New Zealand’s Wairarapa, my childhood was actually spent making movies in the rural, southern United States. That passion followed me to university where one of my films was selected by IMAX to play before revival screenings of Ang Lee’s “Ride With the Devil.” A year after, I landed my first feature & my career as a full-time filmmaker officially began. In 2008, I began working in Los Angeles, serving as a DoP, editor, and colourist on features, shorts, music videos, and commercials. In 2011, I ventured into writing/directing and producing features (Come Morning and The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale), and stretched my geographical bounds to Europe and then shifting entirely to NZ, my adopted home since 2016. Read more about my work at _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

DerrickSims

Based in New Zealand’s Wairarapa, my childhood was actually spent making movies in the rural, southern United States. That passion followed me to university where one of my films was selected by IMAX to play before revival screenings of Ang Lee’s “Ride With the Devil.” A year after, I landed my first feature & my career as a full-time filmmaker officially began. In 2008, I began working in Los Angeles, serving as a DoP, editor, and colourist on features, shorts, music videos, and commercials. In 2011, I ventured into writing/directing and producing features (Come Morning and The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale), and stretched my geographical bounds to Europe and then shifting entirely to NZ, my adopted home since 2016. Read more about my work at _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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Based in New Zealand’s Wairarapa, my childhood was actually spent making movies in the rural, southern United States. That passion followed me to university where one of my films was selected by IMAX to play before revival screenings of Ang Lee’s “Ride With the Devil.” A year after, I landed my first feature & my career as a full-time filmmaker officially began.

In 2008, I began working in Los Angeles, serving as a DoP, editor, and colourist on features, shorts, music videos, and commercials. In 2011, I ventured into
writing/directing and producing features (Come Morning and The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale), and stretched my geographical bounds to Europe
and then shifting entirely to NZ, my adopted home since 2016.

Read more about my work at Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

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    uniE608 Sims Narrative Reel 2023 (Short)
    Selects from my filmography of narrative projects. NOTE: I also wrote and directed the first two features, Come Morning and The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale.
    uniE608 Sims Drone Reel 2024
    In May 2024, I spent a few weeks on a TV show on the South Island's west coast. They asked me to fly when there was a bit of spare time.