Wētā Workshop was engaged by production designer Patrice Vermette to develop his automotive design — influenced by the 1980s’ Citroen Karin — into a fully functioning, custom-built electric vehicle for Foe, a film by director Garth Davis set 40 years in the future at an American farmhouse.  

Our manufacturing teams worked closely with Patrice to realise his vision, while our design teams worked on the vehicle’s interior. “This project was a huge collaborative effort by our crew,” says Rita Maxim, production manager and systems specialist at Wētā Workshop. “We had a smaller team focused exclusively on the car build and ran multiple phases in tandem wherever we could, across design and all aspects of manufacture and testing. We were also lucky to be working with a great client who was there to talk through ideas, questions and the practical ins and outs of the build as it came to life.” The result: a futuristic, driverless vehicle — reclinable passenger seats included.