New Zealand Movies

Horror short.

A girl and her family living on a remote, picturesque island in the South Pacific find themselves confronting the fallout from the French nuclear...

On the eve of departing overseas Ellen makes the fateful decision to gift her boyfriend a new girlfriend.

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

This is what is written... but this is what exists... so why are we taught to question it?

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

Account of the royal tour of New Zealand taken by the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. Includes film of various visits and...

A couple celebrates their anniversary before the end of the world.

New Zealand artist Michael Smither revisits two unfinished paintings and scores a lament for the Pike River miners. As he paints, he provides...

An elderly woman wilting away in a retirement home longs to commune with the vibrant natural world outside. This magical short offers a positive spin...

Jinx Sister is a story about Laura (Wiseman) who is convinced she is a jinx. People who get close to her have a habit of dying. She thought fleeing...

Ty discovers a kōauau on a beach, which causes him to repeat the same day over and over again. Frustrated and desperate, Ty must figure out how...

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

Whetū Mārama is the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi and his significance for Māori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA,...

“Sonic artist” Chris Cree Brown discusses composing with new media and how he orchestrates particular sounds into formal compositional...

“I’d never share a rope with him” is about as damning a comment as anyone can make about a fellow mountaineer. Sir Edmund...

A multi-storyline film which follows the aftermath of a stalled movie project in Wellington. As the various members of the cast and crew resume their...

Four young curlers from tiny Naseby, New Zealand dare to chase an impossible dream: making it to the Winter Olympics. When the team travels to...

Aorere College in Auckland, New Zealand struggles to cope with truancy, poor academic achievement and the pervasive influence of gangs. With the...

Cinema documentary feature celebrating iconic New Zealand entertainer, Billy T James.