Biography
Armağan Ballantyne is a New Zealand film director and writer. Born in Wellington in 1972, she studied film in Sydney and Prague. She directed the award-winning music video for Emma Paki's 'Don't Give It Up' in 1996 and early short films including Whistle She Rolls (1996) and Little Echo Lost (1999). She also directed episodes of the New Zealand television series Being Eve (2001–2002) and a segment of the anthology Stories on Human Rights (2008).
Ballantyne's feature films are The Strength of Water (2009) and Nude Tuesday (2022). She directed an episode of the Apple TV+ series Time Bandits in 2024. Her short film Hush (2018) received several festival awards and nominations.
