New Zealand Movies

First-year acting student Stanley mines his girlfriend's family scandal as material for the end-of-year show at drama school. The result is a moral...

A thriller set in 1932 about two nurses trapped in a country mansion with their invalid patient whilst a killer is on the loose. A series of...

Seven year old Sarah idolizes her Dad. Watching his indoor cricket game is one of her favorite pastimes. She wants to be just like him. One...

A journey through the wilderness with a toy dog brings a man (Dom Hamilton) to face himself and his grief.

In Dark Places is the gripping story of an innocent man, imprisoned for two decades for a crime he did not commit, and an ex-cop's heroic battle to...

Jack, Thomas and Wayne are the Stickmen. They like nothing more than having a beer in one hand, a pool cue in the other, a coin on the table and a...

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

A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two Maori, Rewi and Peter, decide it's time for ancient...

In writer/director Paolo Rotondo’s debut feature, three teenagers on the run break into a deluxe Waiheke Island home and find themselves caught...

In October 2020, The Beths toured Aotearoa New Zealand, culminating in a final stop at Auckland Town Hall on Friday, November 6.

Through first-hand accounts and dramatic re-enactments, the survivors of historic systemic abuse at Auckland’s Dilworth School bravely tell...

The world’s museums are closed. What are you missing?  Take a real-time walk through the Louvre towards the “greatest painting...

A black-and-white visual meditation of wilderness and the elements. Wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey returns to the triptych format for a cinematic...

A photographer's life becomes dangerous when one of his models is murdered.

A young Māori woman’s fight to reclaim her identity and indigenous culture in Victorian-era Britain.

Hands tap, tracing patterns on rocks. These mineral-rich instruments are collaborators for a sonic performance, the landscape in Aotearoa listens.

Two players, one heinous crime to be revealed. Wellington Winner of 48 Hours Furious Filmmaking 2004.

Ghost Bride tells the story of Jason Chen - a young chinese immigrant in New Zealand who keeps his love for Kiwi girl Skye secret from his...

This is an excellent short film directed by BunCactus and Alybaba. It proclaims the incident that a cookie was stolen from a cookie jar whilst...

A pregnant woman must fight for her life when she becomes the victim of a violent initiation.