Gravity Studio

Filmmaking and Photography

For Weddings please visit my sister site Wild Hearts Photo.

I offer a wide variety of production support ranging from filming, photography, directing, editing and producing.

I capture your special project, day or event with absolute care.

I love playing with vibrancy and colours to capture what life is all about...

loving and experiencing the exhilaration of each moment!

I can support you through planning and implementing your visual project, whether it’s a short film, promotional material for your business, or a personal keepsake.
I can be your videographer or cinematographer, offering helpful lighting, camera or production advice depending on the size of your project.
Photography is one of my dear passions. When I photograph your event or project, I pour in my heart and soul and work closely with you to achieve your desired results.

About Me

I am a filmmaker and photographer based in Wellington, New Zealand.

A nimble documentarian, thoughtful cinephile.

I grew up in the small city of Kuching (which means cat), on the island of Borneo. My heritage is half Bidayu and half kiwi - I identify as an indigenous artist.

Get in touch with me and we can connect about your vision!

My work is as dynamic as my inspirations from nature, art and people. My style is cinematic, ambient, fantastical and full of character.

Movies are my passion; along with nature, reading and community. I put hundreds of hours into the seeds of my passions.

You would definitely find me at a music festival dancing as if there was no tomorrow.

Often I imagine myself in my own film studio, working with many other friends to create something beautiful that will rock this world. I would love to share that with you.

Kia ora! (◠﹏◠)

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★★★★★ "Professional and creative, Gravity Studio delivered our brief to a high standard. We were listened to and changes we made throughout the project were not a problem. Gravity was adaptive, friendly and a pleasure to work with. We highly recommend Michelle and will be hiring her again for future work. Thank you Gravity!"

Hutt Valley Women's Refuge
“A gem to work with. High quality, dreamy footage. Michelle takes the time to understand the creative vision and is patient with all the minute details. We can depend on her to ground our creative projects with ease and flair. Highly recommend. 11/10. For reference, check our creative collab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyZLUY3_uhIere”

Nimesha, Entrepeneur.
“Michelle worked on my film 'The Old Man Next Door' as one of the Directors of Photography. Since then I have worked with her filming live music events for SoFar Sounds. Michelle is very professional and highly organized. She works really hard and communicates well, and her tenacity and attention to detail are evident in everything she does, from setting up a shot, to filming and editing. I would definitely recommend her as both a cinematographer and videographer for any project, small medium or large.”

Aidan Otene Dickens, Filmmaker.
“Michelle is a driven voice and visionary. She’s worked on various projects with Transmit over the years including as cinematographer, editor, and production assistant, and it is always a pleasure to have her on a team. While she helps make other people’s project happen, ultimately her aim is to keep developing her skills and storytelling so it has been fantastic to see the success of Fight or Flight her Mental Health online series. This was a powerful project that we wrote in support of, and the result sums up her ability and dedication to making it happen. We first met when Michelle was a top film student graduate and she has continued to focus on her career where she aims to be in top tier of our film making community.”

Sarah Hunter, Director, Transmit.
“Michelle is my all time favourite go-to lifesaver technical assistant and team wrangler. She’s a super artsy, big hearted brainiac with her own unique and caring voice and amazing accomplishments.”

Ed Davis, Filmmaker, Lucid Tripper.
"I've worked with Michelle on two film project this year. The latest project Michelle was the 1st AD on my short film. What an amazing human!!! She is hard working and extremely professional. She held the shoot days with love and care. I can't wait to work with her again in the future."

Megan Gladding, Filmmaker.
"I have worked with Michelle (Gravity Studio) for our short film. Michelle very passionate, talented and dedicated. She is a master collaborator. All her inputs enhanced our project."

Ramesh Isanaka, Director, Spellbound Creative.
"Michelle made a short video for me for Women's transformational spaces I hold. She is bubbly, full of ideas and creates a calm atmosphere to relax into when being in front of the camera is not your most comfortable place. Her edits came back fast and our communication was easeful and clear."

Annika Korsten, Coach and Women's Rage spaceholder.