New Zealand Movies

Conversations with four people — an artist, a woman struggling with her identity as a high achiever, an actor, and a priest — exploring...

This remarkable film traces the final impact which both races had on the indigenous Moriori of the Chatham Islands. Moriori were a peaceful people...

Cinema documentary feature celebrating iconic New Zealand entertainer, Billy T James.

Filmed during the recent nationwide tour, international guests Wilson Dixon, Wil Anderson, Jarlath Regan, Zoe Lyons and Jarred Christmas join host...

A mother attempts to reconcile with her son who was taken from her as a baby.

Rummaging through the mementos falling out of her closet, Margaret remembers moments from her life and her marriage to George.

In this poetic short film, writer/director/songwriter Kararaina Rangihau tells a story of great significance to the Tūhoe people. Unfolding...

Director Geoff Steven's personal perspective on the Kiwi cinema renaissance of the 1970s. It traces the development of the local film industry from...

MFC's first ski movie displays the beautiful New Zealand mountains that played a key role in developing some of the worlds top Freeride Skiers.

“I’d never share a rope with him” is about as damning a comment as anyone can make about a fellow mountaineer. Sir Edmund...

The story of unemployment in New Zealand and In A Land of Plenty is an exploration of just that; it takes as its starting point the consensus from...

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

One morning, as kids are stealing apples from an old man’s orchard high above a seaside town, an earthquake hits. No one is hurt, and the...

A half Japanese girl in New Zealand struggles with cultural identity, leading to tension with her Japanese father, but a small gesture helps them...

A fledgling young actor has finally secured a part in a promising production, but disagreements between the director and producer threaten to derail...

It's 1973 and young New Zealand couple Kim and Janeen have run away to Europe and joined the circus - The Continental Circus. They're part of a...

Documentary about sailing legend Geoff Stagg and his yacht Whispers.

After bungling his suicide attempt, a bankrupt man accidentally embarks on a career of crime. In search of condoms, he becomes involved in a bank...

"This singular, bleakly funny, R-rated vision of Kiwi life clinches King's position as the most distinctive new voice in NZ film, as insistent and...