New Zealand Movies

Instructions for building the perfect place to live.

A look inside the bondage scene in Auckland, New Zealand, where professional dominatrixes discuss the therapeutic and theatrical aspects of sadomasoch...

Hone Tuwhare was a beloved Māori writer, best known for his poem Rain. He died in 2008, before his great-granddaughter, poet Manaia Tuwhare-Hoani, got...

Anika is unable to bring herself to go on her first date with a woman, until she talks to her mother first.

Love him or hate him, there is no denying that Pork is everywhere. One of the most prolific graffiti writers over the last decade, his dedication to p...

High school student Kevin confronts his classmate Quinn about an unexpected encounter after P.E class.

In this animated tale of awakening, a woman explores the anxious landscape of sexuality and desire. With the help of her mischievous alter ego, she se...

A cinepoem by New Zealand filmmaker Joanna Margaret Paul.

Shot in a mirror in half-light, Jillian Dressing captures the practiced rituals of preparing oneself for the world.

The candid record of a unique 14-day theatre school, held at the village of Manutuke by the New Zealand Maori Theatre Trust.

One hundred and ten members of the Maori Mormon Choir present chorals and action songs in the form of a stage production.

Throughout the span of this completely stop-motion short film, a mysterious figure transforms just a measly packs of sweets into a large meal.

Squeegee Bandit is a feature documentary chronicling the life and struggles of Starfish, a Maori window washer from South Auckland, New Zealand.

A spoof about people trying to cash in on "The Lord of the Rings".

This black and white short film (with hardboiled voiceover) follows canine filmmaker Quinn Hud to the dog-eat-dog world of the Cannes Film Festival to...

A fifteen-minute portrait-documentary to accompany "Irene 59", the film about her mother.

A portrait study of Shereen Maloney's mother Irene. Irene talks about growing older and says that she feels just as wide- eyed and interested in thing...

Director Rachel Davies subverts expectations in a confronting film about a young boy's relationship with an older man.

Apirana Ngata, Member of Parliament for Eastern Māori, was keen for the museum group to visit the East Coast to obtain records of his people of Ngāti...

A community comedy set in Feilding using local people in the leading roles. The Manawatū town’s name is however misspelt in the title. The new school...