Intimacy Coordinator & Movement Director

“Carrie Thiel is well organised, a great communicator and wonderful at leading the process when undertaking to shoot intimacy scenes. She identified scenes that she felt required intimacy support and stepped out a recommended process with the producers director and cast, for working with intimate material. This included adequate rehearsal time, checking in with cast prior to the shoot day, leadership and support on the scheduled shoot day and debriefing with cast and producers following the shoot. Being Wellington based, Carrie is a huge asset to our local production community. Thanks Carrie!”

– Desray Armstrong, Producer Bad Behaviour

“The majority of our actors were under 30 years old so making them feel comfortable and safe was crucial to our shoot. Working in the capacity of intimacy coordinator, Carrie created an environment in which not only the actors felt supported but also the crew. With her gentle but firm approach on set, Carrie helped guide and educate us on the best approach for making sure everyone left feeling okay at the end of the shoot days. Be it closing down the set when we were filming sexual/nudity scenes so that we had only the key crew in attendance or making sure we did thorough rehearsals before the filming days we knew we were in safe hands with Carrie. Carrie is an asset to the emerging field of intimacy coordination and after working with her myself and the team have a deeper understanding of the need for that role.”

– Kate Goodwin, Producer Self Help

“Carrie brought a wrap-around professional process to the intimacy scenes starting with pre-planning including a thorough consenting process, cast briefing and rehearsals, through to onset scene choreography, management and support. Having Carrie on set as IC helped the cast and crew feel comfortable and safe filming scenes involving nudity and intimacy. Performers gave positive feedback that they felt safe and supported and were able to enjoy the shoot knowing Carrie was there for them. Carrie also had a good debriefing process which was helpful in making sure that everyone was maintaining best practice standards. I really enjoyed working with Carrie on Season One of Cowboy Bebop as she is professional, was always just a phone call away and approached the work with sensitivity as well as a good sense of humour.”

– Annalise Patterson, Casting Director Cowboy Bebop (Netflix 2020-2021)

“Creating intimate scenes as a young Filmmaker opens a series of entirely new challenges. We knew how important it was to bring an Intimacy Coordinator into the production team to ensure the whole process (including shooting the intimate scenes) was handled safely, respectfully and professionally. Carrie holds space in a calm, yet proactive way. She helped ensure the dialogue between the production crew and the actors was clear and respectful. Her work before, during, and after the shoot was integral to the production. She was open, direct and kind. In the current climate of the Film Industry, Carrie is a pioneer.”

– Max de Roy, Director Late Night Pawn (Independent Short Film, 2021)

“Having Carrie as our intimacy coordinator on the project was absolutely essential for the performances we got.”

– Michelle Ang (Director, Self Help, Web Series, 2022)