New Zealand Movies

Rejected for not speaking Samoan, Lupesina confronts trauma and identity, discovers her death, reclaims tattooing, and returns home through ancestral...

News from the troubled Korean peninsula comes frequently and often deals with the risks of new fighting between North and South Korea. But between...

A coming-of-age story that explores how money affects Pacific communities and their churches. The film follows a Samoan teenager who is coming to a...

An educational short made by the New Zealand National Film Unit for the National Mountain Safety Council to promote awareness of bush safety.

Shirley Horrocks’ tenth NZIFF documentary relates the storied 37-year history of Christchurch’s often provocative, always daring Free...

This remarkable film traces the final impact which both races had on the indigenous Moriori of the Chatham Islands. Moriori were a peaceful people...

KURA SHOULDA WOULDA is the 2019 Billy T award winning show by Kura Forrester. Directed by Jessica Joy Wood, filmed and edited by Tim Batt. Performed...

A knight in shining armour attempts to rescue a damsel in distress but runs afoul of a little-known historical catastrophe.

A Māori elder must bear the burden of carrying the spirits of her ancestors to their sacred mountain.

Wolves, lions, hyenas, meerkats and dolphins are born without the skills they need to hunt and survive. They must learn them all from their pack....

Robert spends his nights hunting people for execution with his anarchic gang. But when he falls in love with one of his victims, he sees a new life...

We often think of houses as strong, solid permanent things. In fact they can be weak, fragile and mobile. 'Home' explores the idea of what makes a...

When a group of obnoxious teenagers start investigating a church to look for their lost friend, a mysterious force gets in their way.

A common garden snail's high speed adventure to cross a road for a feast of lettuce.

When a single mother brings her young boy to church for healing, this lonely pentecostal minister is forced to confront the seemingly incurable...

On the premise that his albums will sell better if he is dead, an aging pop-singer fakes his own death. True enough, the money rolls in, but no one...

A silent, black and white short film set in 19th century New Zealand. It centres around a young, down-on-his-luck prospector who comes across a giant...

It's desperate times for a small rural home kills and butchery service, as big business begins to threaten their livelihood the owners fall into...

Follow the Bishop family through 40 years of Christmases from 1949 to 1989.

New Zealand's first slasher movie! The Hash House Harriers ("a drinking club with a running problem") encounter a killer Bee Keeper in a crazy Kiwi...