Friends and colleagues have submitted photos of the New Zealand director asleep at work and play

The New Zealand director Taika Waititi has made one superfan’s day after personally endorsing a Twitter account that collects pictures of him napping.

Waititi is the focus of an extensive thread known as “Taika Naptiti”, created by fan account @mcuwaititi, that shows the Oscar-winning film-maker in a variety of slumbering and mid-sleeping poses: from directors chairs to award shows.

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The thread contains more than 30 individual naps, and the Jojo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok director gave it a ringing endorsement on Tuesday.

Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) Finally! A place where all the photos can live. There are more out there too. People with Taika sleeping photos must come forward. This is a safe space. https://t.co/oJyeQ95qfF

taika naptiti (@mcuwaititi) taika naptiti: a thread pic.twitter.com/NgeRkDWr1C

Waititi’s friends and colleagues such as Thor: Ragnarok actor Mark Ruffalo have since contributed new, original photos of his director napping.

Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) I’ll contribute this one of @ChrisHemsworth & me holding you up on the red carpet as you take a two minute nap. https://t.co/B0GxNs46Zt pic.twitter.com/9iEnjMizbc

taika naptiti (@mcuwaititi) HE POSTED THESE PICTURES FOR ME. FOR ME92!493&39;&;& https://t.co/tj2l83VIIy

taika naptiti (@mcuwaititi) THIS IS NOT HOW I EXPECTED MY NIGHT TO BE GKING

The thread collates Waititi’s naps from early short films, his 2007 debut feature Eagle v Shark, his 2010 breakout hit Boy and up to the present day.

This month Waititi became the first Maori film-maker to win an Academy award. He is currently working on a football comedy, Next Goal Wins, about the true story of American Samoa’s attempt to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.