Dylan Reeve

The New Zealand native, Dylan Reeve, a compelling figure in documentary filmmaking, was born in 1978 in Palmerston North. Active since the early 2000s, Reeve has demonstrated proficiency in the documentary genre, with his most noteworthy film being "Tickled" (2016), a peculiar and shocking exploration of the world of competitive endurance tickling, which earned him critical acclaim. Although he hasn't won any major festival awards, his unique authorial style of combining humor, suspense, and social investigation has cemented his place in the industry.

Dylan Reeve is a director whose curiosity and knack for uncovering the bizarre in the everyday truly make him a standout figure in contemporary documentary cinema.