# Martin Sagadin

Martin Sagadin (born 22 June 1991) is a Slovenian and New Zealand film and music video director, musician and artist. They are known for directing music videos for New Zealand musicians such as Aldous Harding, Marlon Williams and Tiny Ruins.

## Early life and education

Martin Sagadin was born on 22 June 1991 in Kranj, Yugoslavia, now part of present-day Slovenia. In 2005, they moved to Blenheim, New Zealand with family.
In 2010, they moved to Christchurch to study film at the University of Canterbury. In 2018 they completed a master's degree in fine arts, with focus on film directing and writing, at the University of Canterbury, graduating with distinction. Sagadin's first day at university was the day of the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. In 2023, Sagadin completed Crest, a feature film intensive run by Jane Campion.

## Career

Sagadin began their work on music videos in 2014, directing the video for Aldous Harding's single ‘No Peace’. Sagadin and Harding have continued to collaborate since, including on the video for Harding's hit single ‘The Barrel’.
In 2021, Sagadin and Harding collaborated on the video for Harding's single 'Old Peel'. For the video, Sagadin made an appearance in front of the camera, switching places with Harding to star as the singer in the music video.

## Filmography

Music Videos :
| Year | Song | Artist | Role |
| 2014 | 'No Peace' | Aldous Harding | Director |
| 2015 | 'Stop Your Tears' | Aldous Harding | Director |
| 2015 | 'Strange Things' | Marlon Williams | Director |
| 2017 | 'Chomsky's Sweater' | Pickle Darling | Director |
| 2018 | 'What's Chasing You' | Marlon Williams | Director |
| 2018 | 'Come to Me' | Marlon Williams | Director |
| 2018 | 'Bodycon' | Girlboss | Director |
| 2018 | 'Greedy Bitch' | Horn | Director |
| 2018 | 'Demeter' | Indi | Director, set builder and painter |
| 2018 | 'Give it to Me' | Motte | Direcor |
| 2018 | 'Lozenge' | Ben Woods | Director |
| 2018 | 'Pink Flamingos' | Richard Dada | Director |
| 2019 | 'Holograms' | Tiny Ruins | Director |
| 2019 | 'Rose Quartz' | Richard Dada | Director |
| 2019 | 'Bicicle Weather' | Pickle Darling | Director |
| 2019 | 'The Barrel' | Aldous Harding | Director |
| 2019 | 'Zoo Eyes' | Aldous Harding | Director |
| 2019 | 'Romancy' | Ben Woods | Director |
| 2019 | 'Good 2 be Sleeping' | Ben Woods | Director |
| 2019 | 'Out of Our Hands' | Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders | Director |
| 2019 | 'Stolen River' | Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders | Director |
| 2019 | 'Turn Around' | Adam Hattaway and the Haunters | Director |
| 2019 | 'Take Care of You' | Adam Hattaway and the Haunters | Director |
| 2019 | 'All of the Time Not at All' | Finn Johansson | Director |
| 2019 | 'Best Thing in the Room' | Lisa Crawley | Director |
| 2019 | 'Extreme Heights' | Mousey | Director |
| 2020 | 'Nothing Lasts' | Adam Hattaway and the Haunters | Co-director with Marlon Williams |
| 2020 | 'Oh Canada' | Nadia Reid | Director |
| 2020 | 'Get the Devil Out' | Nadia Reid | Director |
| 2020 | 'H.N.Y.B' | Merk | Co-director with Merk |
| 2020 | 'Sink or Swim' | Marlin's Dreaming | Director |
| 2020 | 'Lonely After' | Yumi Zouma | Director |
| 2020 | 'Used to Be' | Womb | Director |
| 2020 | 'How Cool' | Ryan Fisherman | Director |
| 2021 | 'God' | Merk | Director |
| 2021 | 'Body Rhyme' | Ben Woods | Director |
| 2021 | 'Til I meet you again' | Psychadellic Birthday Party | Director |
| 2021 | 'Observation' | Ryan Fisherman | Director |
| 2021 | 'Laps aroud the Sun' | Merk | Director |
| 2021 | 'Old Peel' | Aldous Harding | Producer, appears as the singer |
| 2022 | 'My Boy' | Marlon Williams | Co-director with Marlon Williams |
| 2022 | 'Pushing & Pulling' | Miles Calder | Producer, editor |
| 2022 | 'Easy Does It' | Marlon Williams | Co-director with Marlon Williams |
| 2022 | 'Abstract Oils' | CRUSH | Co-director with CRUSH |
| 2022 | 'Something' | Soaked Oats | Director, producer, editor |
| 2022 | 'Oceans' | Womb | Director, editor |
| 2023 | 'Head Terrarium' | Pickle Darling | Director, editor, cinematographer, co-set and prop builder with Laura Duffy |
| 2023 | Changeling | After the Flesh | Director, editor |
| 2023 | 'Rodeo' | Amira Grenell | Director, editor, cinematographer |
| 2023 | 'Mattress' | Cuticles | Director |
| 2023 | 'Lanterns' | Amira Grenell | Director, editor, cinematographer |
| 2023 | 'Don't Walk Away From Love' | Delaney Davidson | Director, editor, cinematographer |
| 2024 | 'Out of my head' | Delaney Davidson | Director, editor, cinematographer |
Films :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2016 | 'Short Trillogy of Peace' | Director |
| 2018 | 'Oko Na Roki' | Director |
| 2019 | 'Spring Interlude' | Director |
| 2021 | 'Songs in the Hills with Archer' | Director, editor |

## Personal life

Sagadin is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. They live in Lyttleton, New Zealand.