New Zealand Movies

The story is set in the Waikato where two Māori tribes are at war, with the story of the love between the young chief Te Ponga and the beautiful...

New Zealand independent drama following a young Māori man who moves to the country to rebuild his life after facing prejudices around his sexual...

Opens Looks is a short film told in English and Cook Islands Māori. A story of love, redemption and basketball.

A quirky love story about a shyshopkeeper called Lorraine whose closest confidante is an outdated female mannequin named Quinn.

Afghanistan's film history might well have have been lost forever, if not for the brave custodians who risked their lives to conceal films from the...

The remarkable story of Fa'amoana's time as a state ward in the 1960's and the intergenerational impacts of these experiences.

Women talk about the circumstances that drove them to seek illegal abortions and the often traumatic result. Interwoven with historical photographs...

After New Zealand goes into lockdown, eight-year-old Meiling stays with her grandfather Richard, and together they turn a simple bear hunt game into...

“The big ALL FUN show for the whole family to enjoy!” was the tagline for this musical comedy classic. Sir Howard Morrison (as himself)...

A dad is voted out of his family, and when he mounts a campaign for re-election, he finds out he's not the only one in the running.

A documentary about the threat posed to New Zealand's Kaipara Harbour by rapacious commercial fishing and development.

When Forgotten Silver — the story of pioneer filmmaker Colin McKenzie — unspooled on 29th October 1995, in a Sunday TV slot normally...

In China, there exists an astonishing place. A burial ground to rival Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, where pyramid tombs of stupendous size are...

Expat Kiwi Rewi Alley became one of the best known foreigners in 20th Century China and advocate for the Communist Revolution. When China was under...

In a desperate bid to prevent his older sister from leaving home, Cyrus attempts to recover her stolen dirt bike.

Jemaine Clement (pre-Flight of the Conchords fame) is the young man who faces up to a sentient soda machine in this short from Jason Stutter.

An evening drive through The Tunnel forces Yellow to face her relationship with Pink. She's confronted by Orange, Blue, and The Light which help her...

Small-town New Zealand comedy-drama about Michael (Jordan Selwyn) - a 16-year-old whose passion for maps helps him escape his ordinary life and enjoy...