New Zealand Movies

Energetic, stylish and unexpectedly emotional documentary about legendary New Zealand punk band Skeptics, whose run was short by singer David D'Ath's...

A group of people with mental health issues such as depression and suicidal thoughts, embark on a one hundred day journey to find happiness, with amaz...

Through a 30 year career, the late Ewen Gilmour perfected his comedy persona as a black-wearing, beer-slugging, head-banging West Aucklander — the qui...

This is a story about survival, family, love, and how sometimes things go wrong. Set on a colonized Mars, a young girl, her mother and her mother’s st...

Tai Whetuki delves into Māori and Pacific cultural practices pertaining to death and mourning. Haunting and evocative images, accompanied by an elemen...

A reflection on China's political system and the reality of the country.

Made in response to the poetry of New Zealand filmmaker Joanna Margaret Paul.

By Sea tells the story of a fictional seaside apartment building. The architecture of the complex forms the words Par Mer, written in a bold, italic t...

Huber travels with a greenstone carver Jeff Mahuika (Kati Mahaki, Poutini Kai Tahu) to the site, between Kā Roimata a Hine Hukatere (Franz Josef Glaci...

Claire Duncan’s “love-letter to music on the margins” punctures the romantic view of the touring musician (with withering narration playing over image...

An intimate story of a courageous family ultimately strengthened despite a dehumanising hereditary disease that takes no prisoners

Saying goodbye to your loved one is never easy, even when he has transformed into a zombie. A woman who lives on her neglected New-Zealand farm with...

Part biopic, part music video, part tribute to Gothic beauty, 'The Characteristics of C-Minor' bears witness to the emotional armour of a scarred man,...

Long a mainstay of Christchurch’s underground music scene, Into the Void are ready for their close-up in this lively and eccentric film which document...

Shirley Horrocks starts a journey to discover links to an ancestor that leads into a much wider view of science and the links between all of humanity.

A young boy with a vivid imagination finds himself on the edge of a bad decision.

A comedy about a Chinese immigrant family and the impossible expectations they have for their 8-year-old daughter.

Four mates get their kicks 'chumping'— jumping over children, adults, prams and sometimes, entire families in broad daylight.

A lonely old widower spends his evenings making odd noises which draw the suspicion of his nosey neighbours - but all is not what it seems.

Gavin Hipkins’ film observes the forgotten, portentous terrain of the rugged Waitakere Ranges as a man wanders physically and psychologically around a...