New Zealand Movies

  • 1972
    To Love a Maori

    To Love a Maori

    To Love a Maori

    01972HD

    TO LOVE A MAORI tells the story of Tama and Riki, two young men who leave their country marae for Auckland and the racial discrimination they face onc...

    To Love a Maori
  • 1928
    A Takapuna Scandal

    A Takapuna Scandal

    A Takapuna Scandal

    01928HD

    A short silent comedy set in Takapuna, Auckland. Features Hector St. Clair, the London Pantomime Comedian. One of 23 community comedies made by direct...

    A Takapuna Scandal
  • 2024
    Becoming Masina

    Becoming Masina

    Becoming Masina

    02024HD

    It takes bravery and guts to perform on stage to an audience… but Lusi does it all the time. Despite growing up with a disability, Lusi has been break...

    Becoming Masina
  • 1997
    Unfurnished Room for Rent

    Unfurnished Room for Rent

    Unfurnished Room for Rent

    01997HD

    A TV with a mind of its own and a man determined to stop it. Nothing is at it seems as the plasticine starts to fly - just don't get too close to the...

    Unfurnished Room for Rent
  • 1994
    Red Scream

    Red Scream

    Red Scream

    01994HD

    New Zealand’s first CGI short film gives “eyes on the road” a new meaning as a pair of eyeballs drive to a mind-bending purgatory. A collaboration bet...

    Red Scream
  • 1900
    The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War

    The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War

    The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War

    01900HD

    New Zealand's oldest surviving film shows a troop of horsemen from the Boer War Second Contingent in camp at one of the open days held before their de...

    The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War
  • 2024
    Kirsty

    Kirsty

    Kirsty

    02024HD

    A look inside Rotorua woman Kirsty Gerlach's journey of Motor Neurone Disease.

    Kirsty
  • 1927
    Under the Southern Cross

    Under the Southern Cross

    Under the Southern Cross

    01927HD

    The rural love story of young English migrant David Bryne and Hazel Carlisle, who manages a Hawke's Bay sheep farm with her brother.

    Under the Southern Cross
  • 2024
    Recluse

    Recluse

    Recluse

    02024HD

    A glimpse into the morning routine of a morose recluse, following all the excitement of getting up, making toast, and looking out the window.

    Recluse
  • 2024
    No More Heroes

    No More Heroes

    No More Heroes

    02024HD

    No More Heroes is a loving and bittersweet tribute to the asphalt desperadoes of Aotearoa in the 70s who took skateboarding from a fun pursuit into a...

    No More Heroes
  • 2024
    Pictures of Susan

    Pictures of Susan

    Pictures of Susan

    02024HD

    Pictures of Susan is a 2012 feature documentary by Dan Salmon. The film examines the artist’s upbringing and earliest works, her twenty-year dormant p...

    Pictures of Susan
  • 2024
    Peter Peryer: The Art of Seeing

    Peter Peryer: The Art of Seeing

    Peter Peryer: The Art of Seeing

    02024HD

    Shirley Horrocks’ richly illustrated portrait of the life and career of one of New Zealand’s most important photographers, who dedicated his life to s...

    Peter Peryer: The Art of Seeing
  • 2024
    MO TE IWI – Carving for the People

    MO TE IWI – Carving for the People

    MO TE IWI – Carving for the People

    02024HD

    An intimate journey through the life and work of master carver Rangi Hetet and a celebration of his lifelong devotion to the traditions of Māori carvi...

    MO TE IWI – Carving for the People
  • 2024
    Helen Kelly – Together

    Helen Kelly – Together

    Helen Kelly – Together

    02024HD

    An intimate, inspirational portrait of Helen Kelly in the last year of her life, Together tells the story of a woman whose advocacy and generosity cha...

    Helen Kelly – Together
  • 2024
    Paul Callaghan: Dancing with Atoms

    Paul Callaghan: Dancing with Atoms

    Paul Callaghan: Dancing with Atoms

    02024HD

    Shirley Horrocks, cine-biographer of many notable New Zealand artists, delivers an invaluable survey of the work and legacy of one of our most excepti...

    Paul Callaghan: Dancing with Atoms
  • 1976
    Aberhart's House

    Aberhart's House

    Aberhart's House

    01976HD

    Observations of the Aberhart family home near Akaroa.

    Aberhart's House
  • 2004
    Careless Reef part 4: Marsa Abu Galawa

    Careless Reef part 4: Marsa Abu Galawa

    Careless Reef part 4: Marsa Abu Galawa

    02004HD

    A bombardment of fish and other underwater creatures accompanied by music from the Egyptian singer Abdel Basset Hamouda. A hallucinatory trip where vi...

    Careless Reef part 4: Marsa Abu Galawa
  • 1993
    The Assumption

    The Assumption

    The Assumption

    01993HD

    An animated homage to some surprising lesbian icons. Eve embarks on a journey beyond the garden gates; the Virgin, Venus and Mona Lisa are waiting.

    The Assumption
  • 1975
    Thorndon

    Thorndon

    Thorndon

    01975HD

    Footage of a crane responded to with images of worn residential spaces in Wellington's Thorndon.

    Thorndon
  • 1975
    Napkins

    Napkins

    Napkins

    01975HD

    White fabric hanging on the line as seen through the windows of a house at night.

    Napkins