Niki Caro

Directing

Born 1966-09-20 · Wellington, New Zealand

Nikola Jean Caro MNZM (born 20 September 1966) is a New Zealand film, television, and music video director and screenwriter. Her 2002 film Whale Rider was critically praised and won a number of awards at international film festivals. She directed the 2020 live-action version of Disney's Mulan, making her the second woman and the second New Zealand director hired by Disney to direct a film budgeted at over $100 million. Caro's work ranged from music videos, commercials, and television dramas to films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Niki Caro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.