A Shared Moment of Loneliness

Having spent his early years of life, often moving countries with his mother, Arthurs work focuses on ideas of existentialism and belonging. Within his fiction work, his characters are often in a state of transience, grappling with the meaning of what 'home' means to them and what the future holds. He is interested in characters that are naturally on the fringe of societal norms, granting a different lens on the world.

After eventually settling back in tāmaki makaurau, New Zealand. In 2009, Arthur went on to study film at Unitec, graduating with a Bachelor in Performing and Screen Arts, majoring in Directing and Writing for Screen. His first significant work was a feature experimental/art documentary titled 'Malerverksted' focusing on the works and process of three fine artists creating work in a remote town in Norway. The film screened as an installation as part of the Auckland Arts Festival in 2014. After this, he spent 5 years crewing within the New Zealand film industry gaining valuable skills in various departments, while making his own work on the side. For him, the pursuit of his own work was always the most important endeavour as he would often take time off between paid jobs to focus on his own short films, music videos and a feature documentary in post production titled 'Somewhere in Between'. In 2020 he was accepted into both the prestigious NYU Tisch and the Columbia University Graduate film programs with scholarship offers from both schools. He ended up at Columbia University, where he is currently completing his MFA graduate program and was recently awarded the celebrated 'Miloš Forman Directing Fellowship' from the program.