AbOUT
Maddie Dai is a Kiwi cartoonist, illustrator and screenwriter living in London by way of Hong Kong, Vermont, and NYC. Her hobbies include writing down ideas in her notes app at inopportune moments and getting rejected by The New Yorker. She spent several years working as an Art Director with Purpose, where she used visual storytelling and strategic creative content to tackle challenges like climate change, the refugee crisis, and more.
In 2020, she pivoted to screenwriting and has most recently been in the writers rooms for S2 of OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH for HBO and S2 of Sister Pictures & Amazon’s THE POWER. Her debut feature was shot in New Zealand at the end of last year, made by Piki Films (Taika Waititi and Carthew Neal prod co, JOJO RABBIT).
In 2023, she wrote and directed a short film, MINISTRY OF JINGLE (Piki Films), that will debut on opening night of the Show Me Shorts Film Festival.
She is now freelance, and available for all sorts of opportunities. For illustration, cartooning and design commissions, get in touch using the form below. For writing and directing, contact her agent, Humphrey Elles-Hill, of Independent Talent Group (UK).
Please note: she will always join your social football kickaround, and welcomes all invitations in this vein.