SQUEEGGEE BANDIT Starfish is a Maori man who earns his living washing car windows at traffic lights. He's a born hustler with an extreme personality-magnetic charisma, heartfelt humour, and a vicious temper. SQUEEGEE BANDIT follows Starfish's struggles-with the law, with homelessness, with drugs, and with his own demons-for the better part of a year. This gritty story of survival on the streets of South Auckland is universal story of sin and redemption.
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| BEHAVIOURS OF THE BACKPACKER documentary 2003 | 54 min writer/director/producer To make BEHAVIOURS OF THE BACKPACKER, director Sándor Lau, a Chinese/Hungarian-American film student and Fulbright scholar, walked 500km alone from Auckland to Cape Reinga, where Maori spirits depart New Zealand after death. This black comedy fairy-tale documentary records the stories of backpackers from around the world, organic farmers, hostel owners, tour operators, Maori communities, and the filmmaker himself. On the way, Sándor discovers how much half a toothbrush weighs, why we spend our lives walking backwards, and the true distance to home.
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| Another Man's Treasure documentary 2002 writer/director/producer David Ring runs the Trash Palace junk shop in Auckland, New Zealand . If he's not in the shop on a Monday, it's because he's combing the curb for the treasures other people throw away. He's been abused, spat at and rammed, but he's going to keep doing it until the bomb drops. • Media Peace Award 2002 • Best Film, 15 Minutes of Fame Festival, Auckland , 2002 • 2nd prize, Otago Screen Fest, 2002 |
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| ASIA DOWN UNDER television magazine programme 2003-04 reporter/director In addition to his own projects, Sándor has worked as a reporter and director at TV1's (TVNZ) Asia Down Under, where he specialized in culture, human rights, and the news the news takes out. He was also Asia Down Under's house film reviewer.
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