Pemberton's adaptation of economist Thomas Piketty’s NY Times bestseller Capital in the Twenty-First Century premièred at the 2019 Sydney Film Festival[1] and expanded to a worldwide release in 2020.
[3] In 2016 Pemberton co-wrote and directed a film about rugby player Richie McCaw called Chasing Great,[4] which topped the New Zealand box office with a record-breaking opening weekend [5] and went on to become the highest grossing New Zealand documentary of all time.
[7] I Spy (with My 5 Eyes) was nominated for a 2018 Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Interactive Production.
[8] In 2012 Pemberton wrote and directed the feature docudrama The Golden Hour, based on the story of New Zealand athletes Peter Snell and Murray Halberg at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
He has frequently collaborated with queer New Zealand musician Anika Moa, directing two documentaries following the singer[14] as well as music videos and photo shoots, including the cover of her 2010 album Love In Motion.