New Zealand Movies

In a rough neighbourhood, a volatile teenager struggles to detach himself from the influence of his imprisoned father. Attracting the sympathy of the...

Meet Henry Glint. He’s a pretty normal guy with a pretty normal job, and has big plans for a perfectly normal future. But Henry is about to...

A visual essay on contemporary Kiwi architecture.

Malfred Signal leaves her life of stifling gentility as an art teacher in a South Island private girls' school and decides to live out her dream...

A boy in a forest, trapping animals for a living. The woman next door, planning a fresh start. As a desolate winter sets in, their lives begin to...

TAKE (te reo Maori: issue, promise, challenge) weaves mana wahine (female knowledge), dance and archival materials to retell the story of the removal...

In an inner-city park, buzzing with wildlife but hemmed in by elevated freeways, a game is being played out on an ornate abacus. Within this space of...

This documentary provides a glimpse into the making of Jane Campion's 1990 film.

Ralph Hotere (Te Aupōuri) is regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest artists. This documentary by Merata Mita provides a perspective on his...

Love, loss, and black holes. Minimum Mass is the story of couple who experience a series of miscarriages and come to believe their children are being...

After accidentally freeing an adventurer's ghost from a cursed jar, Robin embarks on an adventure of her own to help get the ghost to the afterlife....

In October 2020, The Beths toured Aotearoa New Zealand, culminating in a final stop at Auckland Town Hall on Friday, November 6.

After a successful raid and having captured a rival village's leader, a war party must drag their huge canoe or "Taua" through the forest to reach...

One of Them! was one of two dramas (alongside Niki Caro movie Memory and Desire) inspired by short stories collected in Peter Wells' 1991 book...

The discovery of dinosaurs by retired housewife turned scientist Joan Wiffen has cast a new light on the behaviour of dinosaurs during the late...

The coming of the pioneer settlers in 1840, the making of their first homes in the wilderness, the gold rushes, the Maori wars, the stage coaches,...

Marty Schwartz attempts to steal a couch to pay back his gambling debts.

Cinema documentary feature celebrating iconic New Zealand entertainer, Billy T James.

The two NZ survivors of the deadly White Island eruption tell their remarkable story of survival.

Three young people set off on a road trip from Wellington to find a seal colony.