Bio
Ebed Pohl is an award-winning cinematographer, script writer, and director based in Wellington, New Zealand. Creating films since the age of 10, Ebed graduated from Massey University in 2021, and has gone on to work as the writer & cinematographer on the short film The Watson Journals, for which he has won 7 awards. In 2024, Ebed gained the Toi Pōneke Screenwriter’s Residency, where he is currently writing his first feature film, with mentorship from Robert Sarkies (Scarfies, Out of the Blue, Consent: The Louise Nicolas Story) and Vicky Pope (Gardening with Soul, Savage, Went Up The Hill).
CREDITS:
*Front Yard | 2024, Short film, Writer & Director
*The Watson Journals | 2023, Short film, Writer, Cinematographer
*Vacancy | 2022, Short film, Writer & Director
The Alphabet Mafia | 2022, TV Pilot, Cinematographer
Function | 2021, Short film, Writer & Director
Lost Station | 2020 Short film, Writer & Director
SPECIAL MENTIONS:
Vista Foundation 48hour Film Festival
Front Yard | Wellington City Finalist 2024 - Award - Best Use of Element
Vacancy | Wellington City Finalist 2022 - Award - Best Use of Element
The Watson Journals
Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival | Official Selection
Independent Shorts Awards | Multiple Awards
Third Culture Film Festival | Award Winner
4theatre selection film festival | Multiple Awards
8 & Halfilm Awards | Best Narrative Short & Best indie Filmmaker
Lift-Off Filmmaker Session - Trailblazers | Official Selection
Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards | Official Selection
Pune Short Film Festival | Official Selection
Southport Film Festival | Official Selection
Examples of Ebed's Work
