Owned and operated by David Duckworth, Stoic Films has been revitalised to reflect David’s admiration for the people of Christchurch, and how tough they have needed to be in recent times. Sunrise Video Production Ltd was on the brink of collapse due to being located in a basement office in the centre of Christchurch’s Central Business District. David was in the office at the time of the February e
arthquake, and was lucky to escape with only minor cuts and bruises. All his production equipment was inside the office, still intact, but David was unable to retrieve it due to it being in the No Access Zone. This put Sunrise Video Production out of action, and David spent weeks wrestling with the toughest decision of his life. Whether to continue following his passions in spite of the odds being against him, or close down the company permanently and choose a different career path. Watching the people of Christchurch, David realised that there are many other people out there who have faced the same life-changing predicament, and have decided to carry on. David felt inspired by the people of Christchurch, by the stoic energy shown on a collective basis. He met with some friends, Jake Hurrel, Geoff Yardley and Herbie Berger, and collectively they decided to carry on with making local, high quality films, and the new beginning needed a new name to reflect what everyone was going through, and to show support for the energy of the Christchurch people who had helped David make the decision. Stoic Films was decided upon, as the most suitable name for the new company. With the help of a few kind-hearted New Zealanders who sold David some production equipment they no longer required, Stoic Films is now operational, and able to provide most of the services that Sunrise Video once offered. We are now looking for more crew members to join our team, with skills ranging from video operation to editing to CGI. We have just added two new team members, Axl Scott and Becky Dower.
