What We Do in the Shadows
Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement · 2014
What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 New Zealand mockumentary co-written and co-directed by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement. It follows four centuries-old vampires sharing a flat in Wellington, navigating mundane cohabitation — rent, chores, dating, tech support — while trying to maintain their supernatural identities. Shot on a $1.6m budget, it premiered at Sundance and earned $5.9m globally. Its comedy emerges from rigorous adherence to documentary realism and the quiet absurdity of immortal beings negotiating modern life.