Sophie Henderson is a New Zealand screenwriter working in the UK. Her first screenplay, FANTAIL premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival and picked up a People's Choice Award at Melbourne International Film Festival. In 2021 her film BABY DONE with Taika Waititi's Piki Films starring Rose Matafeo and Matthew Lewis, won over audiences both at home and overseas. The same year, Sophie's film THE JUSTICE OF BUNNY KING starring Essie Davis and Thomasin Mckenzie premiered at Tribeca Film Festival where it received a Nora Ephron Award Special Jury Mention. Sophie's most recent work includes writing Charles Upham's biopic MARK OF THE LION for Lionsgate and Firefly Films, developing her series WALL with Southern Light Films and adapting a 1940s Beano comic book VALDA: THE IMMORTAL GIRL with Drama Republic for television. Her next feature, WORKMATES is currently in post-production and is due for release in 2024.