Meet the Weka Family
Family Men First, Film Makers Second.
Weka Films is a family business.
Andrew
Director / Dodgy Scooter Dolly Operator / Bush Wanderer
Married to the real MVP, Heather, proud dad of two, and lifelong camera nerd - thanks to Dad and a camcorder the size of a small microwave.
Before filming weddings, I spent 12 years teaching and working as an outdoor instructor, which turned out to be excellent training for wrangling wedding parties.
My filmmaking career started with VHS-to-VHS editing, filming rolling credits off a monitor, and making a bush safety video so questionable even my mum didn't finish it. There was also When Bushes Attack! - a no-budget Scout horror film that was, frankly, better than most Adam Sandler movies.
In 2016, a teaching colleague asked me to film her wedding. I duct-taped a tripod to my daughter's scooter for a dodgy dolly shot. People loved it. I quit teaching, picked up the camera full-time, and haven't looked back.
These days, we live in tiny Kumara on the West Coast, surrounded by bush, mountains and an unreasonable amount of rain. When I'm not filming, I'm usually off adventuring with the family - tramping, biking, road-tripping or swimming in rivers that are far too cold.
Want to see what we get up to beyond weddings?
Check out our family adventure films - expect mud, mayhem and questionable decisions.
Robbie
Filmmaker / Former Groom / Aspiring Dad Joke Champion
As fate would have it, one of the weddings I filmed featured a ridiculously enthusiastic groom who was way too pumped about the video (in the best way). That groom? Robbie. A longtime Weka Films fan and storytelling pro, he fit right in from day one - and hasn’t looked back since.
Robbie’s all about crafting stories - whether it’s feature films, music videos, docs, or quirky creative side projects. He studied film and animation at Yoobee and graduated in 2018 with a diploma in Screen Production, sharpening his skills alongside a crew of passionate creatives.
In 2022, he officially joined the Dad Club - and the dad jokes have only gotten stronger (consider yourself warned).
Grew up in the same town as Peter Jackson, too. Coincidence? Maybe. Talent? Definitely.
