New Zealand Movies

A refugee arriving in a new country is troubled with thoughts of her past. Pairs of dancing shoes eloquently recreate the journey from dance hall to...

A Māori elder must bear the burden of carrying the spirits of her ancestors to their sacred mountain.

Jumpstart follows 26-year-old Virginia ‘Billie’ Walton as she chokes on a healthy dose of reality. Trading her mother’s opulent...

On the eve of Chinese New Year, Steven, a closeted Chinese international student living in New Zealand oppressed by the expectations of his parents,...

A young woman, Yim Wing Chun, must fight a feared tyrant who she does not want to marry. Her only way to win freedom is to win a challenge fight. But...

Dave Dobson is a self-proclaimed 'audio enhancement engineer' in the film industry. The adult film industry. While his uninspiring workmates are...

NZ’s top musicians and comedians celebrate the extraordinary contribution Dames Lynda & Jools Topp have made to Aotearoa New Zealand over 40...

Will Bastion returns home from the army after an absence of 20 years to bury his father, the former chief of thee Maori tribe, Ngati Kaipuku. The...

Horror short.

A young Māori women is released from prison and not given the proper support she needs.

Mothering Sunday is a horror, dark comedy short film where terrifying revelations are made during a Mother-Daughter argument.

A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job. Out of her depth, she must find a...

The thrilling true story of a NZ-born heroine who became the Gestapo's most wanted woman in WWII. This showcase documentary-drama follows Nancy...

After a day of filming her popular "Window On The World" television series, hostess Katherine returns to her hotel room to find Clifford, an ex-CIA...

An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to New Zealand to start a new life, leaving behind...

Ruarangi is a thriller set in the early 1800s. It begins with a young and mischievous Māori man, Ruarangi who flees his father's anger and soon...

A remarkable memoir of resilience, determination and love.Based on filmmaker Gaylene Preston's interviews with her father about his World War II...

A young scientist who is convinced that a dangerous new pathogen threatens the population and tracks it back to her hometown – which is located...

When a corporate mining giant moves into a small coastal town looking for gold and talking about trickle down wealth - some folk just aren't...