New Zealand Movies

A French housewife yearns for a life less sour.

A bilingual, contemporary documentary unpacking one man's determination to promote the rights of tangata whenua while negotiating what this means for...

Investigative journalist Alf Winters (Morrison), meets his American girlfriend, Melissa Jones (Eilbacher), at Auckland airport. As they park outside...

In pre-colonial Aotearoa a young Māori girl witnesses the best and worst of a rapidly changing world when she encounters a dying man and his...

‘Myths and Maidens’ is a love letter to fafine Moana, looking at some of our trauma, challenges and inequities across Pasifika, and how...

'The Forgotten Pacific' travels to five Pacific islands to discover how communities are weaving indigenous knowledge into the modern-day fight to...

A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest takes an instant dislike to the child, proclaiming...

A documentary by intrepid New Zealand filmmaker Florian Habicht captures the gracefulness and poetry of demolition derbies.

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

Aotearoa, 1962. 19-year-old Te Puhi claims international fame overnight when she is crowned Miss New Zealand — the first Māori to win the...

In the face of rising anti-trans hate trans actress and singer Brady Peeti embarks on journey of discovery to chart the future by learning lessons...

A woman (Loren Taylor) pitches a tent on the edge of a forest and starts to collect men.

A teenage boy, Nick, has difficulty coping with the death of a friend. When Nick's grandmother also dies, his grandfather, thinking that the boy will...

Choosing between the love of a good man and the love of God is a tough call especially for vicar Peter Simmons. His tranquil life is rudely...

Director Grant Lahood follows Mani Bruce Mitchell, NZ’s first “out” intersex person, as he/she travels to meet other intersex...

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

MARIAN is an 80 year old resident of Meadow Park Rest Home. During a difficult visit, her daughter PHILLIPA is forced out and accidentally leaves...

Willie, a likeable kid, forms a friendship with Rikki, a new arrival at the reform school. Willie discovers that Rikki is maybe tough enough to...

As an ice-block melts under her armpit, the artist maintains a stoic fortitude. "Sklenars makes her countenance as matter of fact as possible as she...

The dramatic behind-the-scenes story of All Black Stephen Donald and the pentaly kick that saved the 2011 World Cup.