DUEL WEDDINGS
Logline
Whilst planning their vastly different weddings, two Kiwi-Chinese sisters vie for their mother’s favour when she disapproves of both their fiancés; one’s white, and the other’s a woman.
The Team
Sinead Lau, Florence Duxfield and Jaimee Poipoi
Team Bio
The Wellington-based team comprises of Writer/Director Sinead Lau (HK-Chinese/Kiwi), and Producers Florence Duxfield (HK-Chinese/Kiwi) and Jaimee Poipoi (Ngāti Kahungunu/Ngā Puhi). All three began their careers as Production Assistants at WētāFX, where they crossed paths on several blockbuster productions.
They have each since moved into the independent space. Sinead’s projects gravitate towards Chinese identity stories interlaced with magical whimsy, receiving support from NZWG Seed, NZFC EDF and Script-to-Screen Story Camp. Florence has produced a number of narrative and commercial projects, notably for creative agency Wrestler. Jaimee’s production company Electric Shoelace Productions has produced many award-winning projects which have screened both Nationally and Internationally. She received a special award in the NZFC’s 2022 Gender Scholarship award for Emerging Wahine Producers.
DUEL WEDDINGS draws from all of their lives and experiences; from Sinead and Florence’s own pan-cultural weddings, to Sinead’s time as a wedding videographer, to Jaimee’s side gig as a celebrant.