New Zealand Movies

It is 1962. New Zealand is emerging from the austerity of the 1950s into a new age. Daniel is a nine-year-old Catholic boy, an only child given to...

News from the troubled Korean peninsula comes frequently and often deals with the risks of new fighting between North and South Korea. But between...

Iconoclast is the story of a lone warrior who is resurrected by a dark goddess and sent into the wilderness to slay all of the old gods and take...

14-year old Steve is caught between creatures he does not fully understand: two parents with very different ideas about the suit he should wear to...

With unique access to high-ranking candidate Helen Clark, filmmaker Gaylene Preston casts a wry eye on proceedings as the United Nations chooses a...

Malfred Signal leaves her life of stifling gentility as an art teacher in a South Island private girls' school and decides to live out her dream...

Examines the practical philosophy, the achievements and frustrations of one of New Zealand's most lively and innovative architects, Ian Athfield. The...

A young hiker, in New Zealand, tries to claim the last blank space on the map for his own.

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

An adventure story for children set in New Zealand and told in eight sequential episodes

In 1915 four kids try to stop the arsonist who is terrifying their small New Zealand town, but no one believes them. Based on the novel by Maurice...

After prospector Albert Hunt (Ron Burt) registers a gold claim near Ōkārito, he finds himself accompanied by hundreds of fellow miners...

Richard Turner made Squeeze to break the "conspiracy of silence" about homosexuality. A pioneering early portrait of Auckland's LGBT scene, Squeeze...

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...

The journey of online disinformation, exploring how and why it's spreading at pace, and the potential implications for social cohesion and democracy.

Desperate for a fresh start and in dire need of approval, young Leo, a beginner delivery driver, must decide whether to finally face his dangerous...

A man returns home and in the process uncovers memories previously hidden away.

A documentary about the New Zealand theatre troupe "Red Mole".

A songwriter must decide what lines he's willing to cross when a dark entity starts providing him with inspiration for an ever increasing price.

Actor Miranda Harcourt directs an ode to her broadcaster father Peter in this short documentary. The film emerges from vocal chords (via an...