Anapela Polataivao ONZM is an award-winning director and actor. She is a recipient of the Arts Foundation New Generation Award (2014), the Contemporary Pacific Art Award (2019), and Best Director at the Auckland Theatre Awards (2016). Her theatre directing work includes Wild Dogs Under My Skirt, Savage Coloniser, Things That Matter and the upcoming theatrical adaptation of Red White and Brass. In 2024, she was awarded an ONZM for her services to Pacific Performing Arts.

The Spinoff speaks to GCM's Anapela Polataivao on her creative process. Read all about it here