New Zealand Movies

E Lele Le Toloa is a visual Talanoa and exploration of faasinomaga (identity). At the center is Tui Meki, a son of the Pacific, on a journey of self-d...

Made during the COVID-19 pandemic, this film is a play on ‘winner winner, chicken dinner’, a phrase often used by Australians to celebrate personal vi...

Using natural elements and sounds, this experimental film explores the connection between the body and land.

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. Each...

When a young boy is left home alone with his increasingly unwell grandmother, he is forced to come to terms with her deterioration.

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...

Documentary on cartoonist Murray Webb.

A close-knit family bond over food, mahjong, and a prime minister.

Brently Ford had a life-changing moment 30 years ago when he was given a brain to hold at the Richard Faull's Centre of Brain Research. From then on h...

Augustus just wants to live through life without responsibility. After a confrontation with his girlfriend, Breeze, he has an encounter with a strange...

In the film "The Truman Show", Truman lives in a world completely constructed around him by an intrepid television producer. At one point an interview...

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...

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

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

Tonal shifts are layered with text fragments gleaned from two of Joanna Margaret Paul’s poems provided to the artist.

An ode to the whitewater obsession

When encouraged to return to their Marae, a gentle non-binary person decides to go back to their tūrangawaewae despite uncertainty that they’ll be acc...

Squeegee Bandit is a feature documentary chronicling the life and struggles of Starfish, a Maori window washer from South Auckland, New Zealand.

A look at the life and achievements of Derek Turnbull, a veteran runner from Southland, New Zealand.

Created by leading contemporary artist Jess Johnson and director Simon Ward in partnership with Tūhura Otago Museum, XYZZY is an immersive art-based p...