New Zealand Movies

A young deaf Maori boy defies isolation to grow from an undervalued youth into a proud young man.

Directed by Sam Pillsbury, this 1974 film observes Ralph Hotere — one of New Zealand’s greatest artists — at a moment when...

A Maori writer meets a trickster spirit guide and conjures new worlds from the words she inks on a page.

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

A continuous take following a bride-to-be who is having doubts just before she walks down the aisle.

Keiko does chores in her father's Chinese restaurant in New Zealand, but dreams of becoming a brilliant sushi chef and winning the boy of her dreams.

Two cars, one day: directed by Taika Waititi, this extended public service announcement uses humour to address the dangers of motoring under the...

As everyone in town gears up for the annual Hokitka Wild Foods Festival, Magik and Rose are locked in a poignant and funny off-beat tale of...

"The universe can teach if you are willing to learn. Desperation and lack of any contingency creates delusion and false hope. Sacrifice deserves...

A short-film of two sisters and their estranged father.

In a world living in fear of climate change, the nuclear industry has put its hand up as a solution. It claims that nuclear power generation produces...

Inspired by films including "Rattle and Hum" and "Endless Summer," Fading West follows Grammy-winning alternative-rock band Switchfoot as they travel...

A glitchy AI love companion from the 'semi-mature' range and her lonely final customer confront mortality, second chances, and life on the scrap heap.

Two best friends must navigate the tough streets of South Auckland to buy a bottle of milk.

On the eve of departing overseas Ellen makes the fateful decision to gift her boyfriend a new girlfriend.

Two men meet, but struggle to greet.

A young stag, lacking impressive antlers, must improvise with sweet music in order to have any chance during the mating season.

Every World Cup, Every winner.The next in the Super8 series, only bigger and better. Illusionary Lines has been with the World Cup circus for the...

Wildlife photographer Richard Sidey joins an international team of whale research scientists in Antarctica to document their work on how Humpback...

The Brown Boys spend their weekends drinking, partying and chasing girls. Peter the Player, Kiligi the Bad Influence, Magele the Tough Guy, Luka the...