New Zealand Movies

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

Te Puhi prepares for the toughest day of her life—she must come to terms with her father’s dementia. But first, the two share a...

A tragic portrait of mother and child exploring grief through music and lyrical imagery.

Solidarity follows pioneering New Zealand rappers Upper Hutt Posse after they're invited to the United States by the Nation of Islam. They perform...

When statistician John Wilkins is sucked out of a plane at 43,000 feet, he calculates that he has exactly 3 minutes and 48 seconds before he hits the...

Two flatmates discover the couch of their dreams sitting on a street corner - only to find a second set of flatmates have called "dibs".

Holding The Sun is the story of businessman Matthew Archview who is lost in an ocean of amnesia after a devastating car crash took the life of his...

This short follows Joe Warbrick (Calvin Tuteao), captain of the New Zealand Natives rugby team, as he tries to rouse his battle-weary players to head...

Pepe is the son of a successful Samoan businessman, who rejects his father's world and his Christianity. Although he becomes rebellious,...

An old woman in rest home suffering from dementia flashes back to her youth as a policewoman and her relationship with a colleague.

Not just another night in the city, a tale untold revealed; perhaps helplessness is a disguise.

Charlie once made a living as a traveling magician. His picture-perfect marriage and family, though, has been torn asunder by a crippling loss. What...

This performance-based film could potentially be filed under 'Pasifika tribal fusion'. Cinematographer Waka Attewell captures the talents of...

This short film takes place one frantic night as a beautiful young sex worker waits for her salesman lover to whisk her away from her last night on...

Two mysterious figures arrive on earth to hunt down a renegade and determine the fate of the planet.

The Hawke’s Bay earthquake was New Zealand’s worst civil disaster. Over 250 people died following the 7.8 quake on 3 February 1931. In...

A budding filmmaker looks into a cold missing persons case, discovering the involvement of someone close to home.

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A 66-year-old mother has an unusual ritual of returning to her old family home to care for stray cats.

A smug detective introduces his clueless sidekick to the ropes of the trade, but is made to confront the reason he became a private eye in the first...