Jared Flitcroft (Ngāti Maniapoto) is an award-winning Deaf Māori filmmaker whose work bridges te ao Māori, the Deaf community, and cinematic storytelling. Fluent in New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL), te reo Māori sign language concepts, and spoken English, he is one of Aotearoa’s leading trilingual filmmakers and a passionate advocate for authentic, inclusive and accessible storytelling.