Desray Armstrong is a film and television producer based in Aotearoa New Zealand with two decades of physical production experience across documentary, factual and format television, and short and long-form drama. She has produced the feature films Stray (2018), Coming Home in the Dark (2021), Juniper (2021), Millie Lies Low (2021), Bad Behaviour (2023) and most recently Rachel House’s The Mountain (2024).
Through her production company Sandy Lane Productions, Desray is active in creating pathways for more women and Māori to step into key creative roles. Her film and television development slate has a strong indigenous focus, including a number of projects with Māori women at the helm.
An active member of multiple guilds and industry groups, Desray regularly advises on various issues pertinent to the NZ screen sector and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
