New Zealand Movies

A quintet of international lesbian short films, the latest in its popular Upon Her Lips collection. These films aim to tempt you with secret desires...

Six Māori Battalion soldiers camped in Italian ruins wait for night to fall. In the silence, the bros-in-arms distract themselves with jokes. A...

This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. Using hours of archive footage, some...

With the accidental discovery of a lethal bio-agent at her research facility, Dr. Christine Ruben decides to double cross her own government by...

Jack ventures to remote New Zealand for the funeral of his estranged mother and meets her widow Jill. But his mother's spirit returns to inhabit each...

After losing his job, a young Filipino meets a fellow migrant at a bus stop and pursues a chance at belonging.

Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand, 1979. During a fortnight with his world-weary father, Angus is drawn to the underground post-punk music scene....

Feeling directionless in his life, Wellington works in buses in Brazil as he gathers money for a charity that helped clean him from drugs. A chance...

Duck and Bear are looking for a little bottle containing a mysterious green liquid across constantly shifting realities. The film is a narrative...

50 % of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic....

A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of...

A young Māori girl in the care of a conservative English couple savours her mother's weekly visitations, as a custody battle driven by racial...

Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.

In a world where security is fleeting and momentary... Dorothy has a safe spot... the middle of an empty swimming pool. Suddenly a team intent on...

DreamScape is a Science Fiction Coming-of-Age Drama that follows a lonely teenager who discovers a revolutionary virtual reality device capable of...

A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two members of a Māori tribe decide it's time for...

After surviving 15 years trapped in an underground cave system, a young woman returns to the surface to reclaim the family she believes is hers, no...

Filling the giant screen with stunning time-lapse vistas of Antarctica, and detailing year-round life at McMurdo and Scott Base, Anthony...

Seventeen-year old Jim is a small-town boxing hero who carries the hopes and dreams of his father Stan on his shoulders. His growing relationship...

Billy (Cliff Curtis) is trying to organize the biggest celebration the town of Waimatua has even seen - the 75th Jubilee of their school. In doing...