New Zealand Movies

A man installs a set of French doors during a renovation. What he doesn't know is that the doors harbour a secret. A dark secret...

The legend of Kava Tonga has come to life. In a harrowing story of love, loyalty and sacrifice, this short film gives you an insight into the importan...

On the 50th anniversary of the Māori language petition, this documentary unpacks the history of te reo Māori in Aotearoa, from its dominance to its gr...

Welcome to Expo '70 in Osaka Japan, with 70 plus countries showing what they are made of. This National Film Unit documentary combines an overview of...

Evoking the style and pace of the Noir genre, the film is essentially a murder mystery with Stanley (Gareth Reeves) the prime suspect. Stanley's succ...

Loren Taylor's directorial debut, “The Moon is Upside Down”, is an uproarious and cleverly dark-humoured rollercoaster. Against the backdrop of New Ze...

A young gay man narrates his first sexual encounter with another man through a poem and deals with repercussions of their actions.

When a young Australian hitchhiker, Judy (Peers),enters a prohibited forest area, she encounters Paul (Gil) whose job is spotting fires from a plan...

A songwriter must decide what lines he's willing to cross when a dark entity starts providing him with inspiration for an ever increasing price.

Caught between relentless expectations of perfection and her artistic desires, a young virtuoso pianist must choose to either uphold or shatter her fa...

Oft-derided across the dutch for its vowel-mangling pronunciation (sex fush'n'chups anyone?) and too fast-paced for tourists and Elton John to underst...

When his business partner retires, an overly-attentive cafe owner, embraces the challenge of working solo.

In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known as the haka, after evading enemy capture by hidin...

During the Great Depression, Kate (Greer Robson) is a 13-year-old girl living on New Zealand's South Island. When her mother dies and her father is of...

Barry Barclay was a New Zealand/Aotearoa director of documentaries and feature films. He is regarded as one of the world's first, and very influential...

The Way is an inspirational story of the adversity and challenge professional surfers go through while trying to make it. The film starts with the dis...

Isolated in the wilderness, a man deals with the loss of his wife.

The Aro Valley Digital film movement is examined through interviews with the various filmmakers and extensive clips of their work.

Actor Martyn Sanderson returns in 1977 to the Hokianga of his youth and visits his elderly and romantic aunt, Olive Bracey. Her reminiscences of pione...

When a recent widow moves to New Zealand from India, she's forced to confront her grief by completing an ordinary ritual in an extraordinary circumsta...