New Zealand Movies

Tattooing — "the world's oldest skin game" — is the subject of this iconic documentary. Writer/director Geoff Steven scored a major coup...

In 1942 Wellington, Daisy Edwards, 16 and pregnant, relies totally on her just-wed husband, Ed, who is little older than she. Ed is suddenly...

Four young curlers from tiny Naseby, New Zealand dare to chase an impossible dream: making it to the Winter Olympics. When the team travels to...

William McInnes (Look Both Ways, Sea Change) is the can-do barbecue dad of the title in Brendan Donovan’s affectionate comedy-drama. He plays a...

Mike has the girl, the place and the time. The problem is he doesn't have the ring. Before Mike has an opportunity to propose his engagement ring is...

“In an alternate world where queer indigeneity was never erased/lost, we follow the daily lives of two leiti’s whose sovereignty has come...

Acknowledging Len Lye, Lomas has created a vibrant, naturally kinetic and textural world of colourful geometric shapes going flatstick. (NZFF 1998...

River runs the one-man operation of Tranquility Records, recording animal sounds near his house and making music from them. The only neighboring...

A therapist suggests an alternate way for an abused wife who has survived her suicide attempt to deal with her problems.

The incredible story of how degraded gorse-infested farmland has been regenerated back into beautiful New Zealand native forest over the course of 30...

Examination of a young boy's relationship with his dying mother.

The story of Māori-Pakeha relationships during the New Zealand Land Wars. Styles and themes are borrowed from 1920s filmmaking whilst the...

A young man tries to figure out which of his flatmates keeps stealing his soup.

A quirky love story about a shyshopkeeper called Lorraine whose closest confidante is an outdated female mannequin named Quinn.

A docu-drama covering one of the most famous cases in New Zealand history, the murder of Harvey and Jeanette Crewe in 1970.

As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast-moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams on the slopes of Mount Everest. The...

Shot on 16mm celluloid across parts of New Zealand and Samoa, interdisciplinary artist Sam Hamilton’s ten-part experimental magnum opus makes...

Documentary by John Clarke about his greatest creation - Fred Dagg.

Under the celestial guidance of Matariki, Māori elder Hamo and local delinquent Jo form an unlikely bond on a road trip. As they confront past...

A young Māori boy experiences an intense awakening after the arrival of two Mormon missionaries.