Romy Hooper

Romy (she/her) started studying intimacy coordination in New Zealand under the mentorship of Jennifer Ward-Lealand in 2020 and has continued her education through IDC - Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, TIE - Theatrical Intimacy Education, and IPA - Intimacy Professionals Association in the US. She worked with South Seas Film School graduates for multiple years and accrued many of her professional practice hours on independent and New Zealand Film Commission short films including Vivie, Pleasuredora, and recent Show Me Shorts award winner Just Kidding, I Actually Love You. Her television credits include Emmy award winning Rūrangi S2, Ahikāroa S4, Kevin and Co’s Homebound 3.0, Great Southern’s nOOb, feature films Shut Eye, Workmates and Warner Brothers drama Crackhead and docu-feature Escaping Utopia. 2024 was a busy year for Romy, working on international slasher rom-com feature Heart Eyes and local body-horror/sci-fi feature Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant as well as commercials and stills shoots. She has worked on theatrical productions of Tick, Tick Boom! Big Fish, Grease the Musical, Sunshine on Leith, NZ Opera's Le Comte Ory and Auckland Theatre Company’s Youth Theatre festival Here and Now. She has specialized in coaching and working with youth, and regularly consults for high schools and tertiary institutions around NZ, as well as running workshops for Equity New Zealand and other entities upon request.

Email: romy.hooper@gmail.com

Websites: www.romyhooper.com/intimacycoordinator and www.intimacycoordinatorsaotearoa.co.nz/romy-bio