Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Years before 'What We Do in the Shadows', Diego was already lurking around New Zealand television 🧛♂️
This episode of 'The Living Room' captures a young Taika Waititi (then Taika Cohen) experimenting with characters, comedy, theatre, and filmmaking, including an early appearance from the vampire who would later find cult fame decades down the track.
It's also hard not to smile at the humble beginnings — just a guy performing as a vampire and appearing alongside his German alter ego, Gunter Schliemann, who would one day go on to direct blockbuster films and win an Academy Award ⭐️
🔗 Watch the full ep at NZ On Screen.
#taikawaititi #nzfilm #filmindustry
Years before 'What We Do in the Shadows', Diego was already lurking around New Zealand television 🧛♂️
This episode of 'The Living Room' captures a young Taika Waititi (then Taika Cohen) experimenting with characters, comedy, theatre, and filmmaking, including an early appearance from the vampire who would later find cult fame decades down the track.
It's also hard not to smile at the humble beginnings — just a guy performing as a vampire and appearing alongside his German alter ego, Gunter Schliemann, who would one day go on to direct blockbuster films and win an Academy Award ⭐️
🔗 Watch the full ep at NZ On Screen.
#taikawaititi #nzfilm #filmindustry
