Rachael Patching is head of longform at The Project. In her role she enjoys bringing relevant issues to light through the personal stories of real New Zealanders.
Rachael is a multi-award winning director-producer including BBC young producer of the year. She has created content for Animal Planet, National Geographic, Discovery and BBC Knowledge and has earned more than 25 directors’ credits for broadcast TV.
She holds a Postgrad in Science Communication and Natural History Filmmaking, University of Otago.
