One of New Zealand's most successful creative exports, Justin Townsend, has completed his first movie.
Townsend is executive producer on Frank Miller: American Genius — a movie about the life of the famed comic-book creator.
Miller is known for his graphic novel hits such as Batman, Daredevil, Sin City, and 300. Townsend and his creative partner, Rafael Grampa, alongside Miller and the film's director, Silenn Thomas, debuted the movie at the Rome Film Fest last weekend.
Townsend has spent more than a decade in Europe and tells Spy his love of music led him into the creative industries.
For five years he was head of global production for Adidas — a job which saw him work with artists including Stormzy, Pharrell Williams and Snoop Dogg. He also worked with footballers Lionel Messi, David Beckham and basketballer James Harden.