New Zealand Movies

Horror short.

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

A high action war film with a twist. Shoot outs, stand-offs and heroics aplenty -- the difference being it's young kids not adult soldiers taking...

On a cold and lonely night, a hapless driver stops to investigate an isolated rest stop. He finds himself caught in a series of deadly...

Annie Goldson and Kay Ellmers’ doco, expanded from the film they made for Maori Television, takes a timely look at New Zealand’s military...

A husband's life-threatening alcoholism leads to unsettling discoveries of time travel after his wife leaves him.

One family. One weekend. One hell of a home video. Births, Deaths and Marriages is a slice of life kiwi comedy about life, death and everything in...

After his son insists on bringing his boyfriend to practice, a rugby-mad father fears for his son’s chances of getting onto the national team.

Ralph Hotere (Te Aupōuri) is regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest artists. This documentary by Merata Mita provides a perspective on his...

This Kaleidoscope documentary timed in with the release of Nicholas Reid’s book A Decade of New Zealand Cinema. The book cherrypicked Reid's...

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...

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

In 1999, the largely conservative Wairarapa district in New Zealand elected a former cabaret performer/actress named Georgina Beyer to the country's...

An emotionally traumatized stage magician has "escaped" into a fantasy world where he has real magical powers, but his career has taken him to...

A single girl in an isolated, closed community yearns for marriage and motherhood.

The short tells the story of a drunkard going through alcohol withdrawal, as personified by the Devil. Director Bob Stenhouse takes what could be a...

A fisherman's widow is lost in grief. A work inspired by HP Lovecraft.

WATCH: thegardenroom.nz The Garden Room is a deeply emotional and intimate documentary by Director Kirsty Cameron, following the story of...

A Māori warrior, an Italian deserter and a scrawny rooster are trapped behind enemy lines. What could possibly go wrong?

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