New Zealand Movies

A woman wakes up in the morning to an excessive number of phone messages from her ex-boyfriend.

This is a film about the response by a community to New Zealand’s largest environmental disaster, seen through the eyes of that community. The...

A young mother struggling with the pressures of study and a dysfunctional relationship finds comfort in the make-believe world she shares with her...

When statistician John Wilkins is sucked out of a plane at 43,000 feet, he calculates that he has exactly 3 minutes and 48 seconds before he hits the...

Roimata, a young Maori woman from the East Coast, travels to the city to meet her half-sister Girlie. Introduced to gang members, the scene is set...

Through talent and hard work, Halvard Solness has achieved no small measure of fame and fortune. But the unexpected return of Hilde Wangel to his...

Comedy Routine by the Laughing Samoans. Filmed at the Wellington Opera House on 27 November 2004.

Two men meet, but struggle to greet.

Not just another night in the city, a tale untold revealed; perhaps helplessness is a disguise.

As the name of this short film promises, a filmmaker (Merata Mita), a cook (Anne Thorp) and a singer (Moana Maniapoto) sit down for an interview at...

Two tadpole-like creatures with enormous eyes chase each other around, to a driving techno soundtrack. Then these digitally-animated characters find...

Jack Lovelock won New Zealand’s first Olympic athletics gold medal. He did so in spectacular fashion, winning the 1500 meters at the 1936...

When estranged son, Tai, is called home to Aotearoa to his father Putty's deathbed, he is forced to confront a painful past after years of avoiding...

Thick, deadly smog blankets the globe, reducing visibility to less than a few metres. In a secluded farmhouse, a woman and her overbearing husband...

'The Church of the Open Sky' is a luscious visual love poem that explores gratefully lived surfing journeys. It is a sea soaked celebration of the...

An educational short made by the New Zealand National Film Unit for the National Mountain Safety Council to promote awareness of bush safety.

The Way is an inspirational story of the adversity and challenge professional surfers go through while trying to make it. The film starts with the...

An airplane lands. A massive cruise boat anchors off the reef, disgorging tourists for tropical island vacations. This postcard paradise depends on...

Award-winning filmmaker and choreographer Alyx Duncan builds on her unique movement-led films, depicting an anxious grandmother desperate to protect...

Death comes for us all, even at the most inconvenient times.