Martin Sagadin
Martin Sagadin was born in Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) on June 22nd 1991 and moved with their family to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2006.
In 2018 they finished a Masters in Fine Arts with Distinction -with focus on film directing and writing at the University of Canterbury. In 2023, Martin completed Crest, a feature film intensive run by Jane Campion.
Martin lives and works in Aotearoa New Zealand as a freelance writer and director making music videos and feature films.
Martin Sagadin on CIRCUIT · 3 works
Garden of Clay (2022)
An artist sculpts clay in their studio while telling stories about their predecessors.
Oko na Roki (2018)
A collage of images taken with a hand-held camera in and around Ōtautahi.
The Short Trilogy of Peace (2016)
Three short, meditative films that dwell on the ideas of peace, the passage of time, and care.
Writing & podcasts featuring Martin Sagadin
In Pictures: LEGACIES | ROUTES in Bangkok
In Pictures: LEGACIES | ROUTES in Bangkok
A picture essay of CIRCUIT's trip to Bangkok, featuring Aotearoa artists Martin Sagadin, Pati Tyrell, Tanu Gago and a community of Thai artists and film-makers.
The Legacies Reader
The Legacies Reader
An 44-page e-book, commissioned alongside the 2022 Artist Cinema Commissions. This reader includes writing from Tina Makereti, Huni Mancini, and curator of the commissions, May Adadol Ingawanij.