New Zealand Movies

Only the hardiest animals are capable of carving out a life in Siberia. Over a wild year, polar bears, reindeer, red-crowned cranes, cherry salmon...

A misunderstanding leads to sombre consequences as two flatmates recall very different turns of event from the previous night.

Days after Auckland's mayor wins re-election, a blogger reveals an affair between Len Brown and Bevan Chuang. When everyone expects the 'Other Woman'...

An award-winning short exploring man-made impacts on New Zealand’s water cycle.

For more than four decades, Wellington-based photographer Grant Sheehan has made his way in the world through images. Where many photographers find...

The story of New Zealander Helen Todd's law suit against an Indonesian general that she pursued after her son, Kamal, was shot dead in the Dili...

Some day we’ll be able to measure the power of words but in the meantime let’s be careful about the words we use.

Three ordinary guys are thrust into a parallel world of an old Sci-Fi movie. Trapped in a low budget universe they must somehow fight their way home...

Discovered to be using illegal drugs by a local policeman, the members of the commune kill him and bury him in their garden. After this pivotal...

From dusk til' dawn on K Road captures the woozy horror of a best-forgotten night out. The filmmakers roam the bars, takeaways and brothels,...

An indigenous lawyer represents the division among his people between traditional caring for the land and developing the resources it contains.

Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau is New Zealand's largest city and the main commercial hub of the country. Auckland has always been regarded as...

A troubled missionary, led by a rough Pākehā guide, treks through the forest of 1820s Aotearoa. On a journey to deliver a musket to a...

The Aro Valley Digital film movement is examined through interviews with the various filmmakers and extensive clips of their work.

A fledgling young actor has finally secured a part in a promising production, but disagreements between the director and producer threaten to derail...

When a welfare department’s insidious prejudice can no longer be tolerated, a group of unlikely heroes band together against a narrow-minded...

A documentary following acclaimed Kiwi musician and actor Stan Walker as he opens up his world to the public, sharing his most intimate moments over...

An only son tries to woo the girl of his dreams with the unwanted help of his deceased father.

In the gruelling world of competitive sheep shearing there is no women's section. Women and men compete together. She Shears is the story of passion,...

Whetū Mārama is the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi and his significance for Māori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA,...