HELLO!

My name is Veialu (pronounced Vay-ah-loo).

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I'm a screenwriter/director of mixed heritage from Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, based in San Francisco, California.

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I specialize in writing female-driven dramas.  My stories explore identity, history, and Females of Color finding their voice in the world.

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I'm a film nerd.

I meditate.

I have two master's degrees.

I once did a Goddess workshop in Egypt, whitewater rafted in Nepal, and saw a ghost in Rome.

29 is the number of countries I've traveled to.

5 of them I've lived in.

A punnet is what you get berries in where I'm from.

I’ve watched more movies and series than is probably medically advisable.

I love plants (especially ones that give a jungle vibe), dark comedies, cats, dogs, dumplings, and biopics.

I believe in the power of storytelling to connect us, empower us, and uplift underrepresented voices.

I believe self-love is the key to inner peace.

MY BACKGROUND

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I found my happy-place screenwriting after 15+ years in the game as an award-winning television creative in Australia, specializing in media strategy, branding, television production, and directing.

Along my journey I've written, produced, directed, and edited 100s of Network TV campaigns; launched two TV channels; directed theater pieces in New Zealand; directed social impact shorts in India; earned three degrees; and my animated short film screened at the Berlin Film Festival and 27 film festivals.

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Recently, my screenplay, The Defiant One, was selected for the 2021 CAPE List, and I was awarded the 2022 Armed With a Camera Fellowship by Visual Communication. 

I'm also developing a documentary, Guardians of the River, about an Indigenous activist in Papua New Guinea on a quest to protect a precious river with Walking Fish Productions (Australia) and Brown Sugar Apple Grunt (New Zealand).

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AND I BLOG!

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@hollywood.diversity celebrates old Hollywood trailblazers

@united.we.rawr supports underrepresented filmmakers