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32 Films to Buy match the keyword ‘Educational Resource’
Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival (2023)
- The true story of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance, told by the only man ever to have repeated their incredible…
- DVD $29.95
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
- A fittingly wonderful doco tracing the history of the ground–breaking and beloved children’s TV show “Sesame Street”, from its inception…
- DVD $19.95
#Anne Frank: Parallel Stories (2019)
- Documentary marking the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, featuring Helen Mirren reading from Anne Frank's diaries and providing a moving…
- DVD $29.95
In Search of Greatness (2018)
- A perceptive documentary exploring greatness in sport, and what it takes to excel – nature versus nurture being an enduring theme. Includes…
- DVD $29.95
heART of the matter, The (2016)
- A valuable historical documentary tracing the remarkable shifts in educational philosophy in New Zealand during the post WWII years, in which…
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$24.95 $18.70
Why Am I?: The Science of Us (2016)
- An internationally lauded four part series that details the findings of a 40–year study by the Otago School of Medicine that follows every baby…
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$24.95 $18.70
Our Big Blue Backyard (TV Series) (Wild South: Our Big Blue Backyard) (2014)
- From Northland to Stewart Island, this 6 part series explores the colourful and varied fauna within New Zealand's unique marine environments.
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$29.95 $24.95, $29.95
Balibo (2009)
- Searing political thriller based on the death of five Australian–based journalists (one, a Kiwi) who, upon covering the occupation of East…
- DVD $19.95
Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
- Northern Ireland's troubled past is tackled in a contemporary spirit of "truth and reconciliation" in this fictional drama in which James Nesbitt…
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$34.95 $19.95
Trouble is My Business (2009)
- Keenly observational documentary about an empathetic assistant principal (Gary Peach) who battles to keep his students in school and out of trouble…
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$19.95 $14.95
Manufactured Landscapes (2007)
- Astounding 'environmental' documentary centering on the landscape photography of Edward Burtynsky, whose large–scale images of…
- DVD
$20 $15
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
- Stark and compelling warning about the imminent effects of climate change – largely being stoked by carbon emissions from human activities…
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$15 $11.25
Last Resort, The (2006)
- A modest coastal campground is the site of much dispute and debate in this thorny documentary casting light on New Zealand’s ceaseless ‘land…
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$19.95 $14.95
Ten Canoes (2006)
- Beguiling Aboriginal parable from Rolf de Heer is an evocative time–warp of Australia’s rich ancestry, told through the campfire narration of…
- Blu-Ray $19.95
Anatomy for Beginners (2005)
- Grotesque but rather fascinating documentary series in which anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens and pathologist Prof. John Lee systematically dissect…
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$19.95 $14.95
Walking with Dinosaurs (TV Series) (1999)
- In tracing the 160 million year history of the big lizards, this comprehensive BBC doco slavishly recreates the flora, fauna and geography of the age…
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$45 $33.75
Pleasantville (1998)
- A pair of nineties teenagers are beamed into a starched black and white 50s TV show, where their modern 'freedoms' gradually liberate/corrupt the…
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$25 $18.75
Truman Show, The (1998)
- A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…
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$20 $15, $19.95
Crucible, The (1996)
- A theatrical yet wrenchingly emotional treatment of Arthur Miller's classic play about the horrific witch–hunt hysteria that swept through…
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$20 $15
Mr. Holland's Opus (1996)
- A would–be composer who settled for a career in teaching reflects on an inspirational life's work. Though steeped in nostalgic sentiment,…
- DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Schindler's List (1993)
- Spielberg deservedly swept the '94 Oscars with this compassionate, consummately–crafted tale of a prominent Nazi's precarious mission to save…
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$24.95 $18.70
What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993)
- An off–beat delight that's quirky take on tin–pot America is never at the expense of its truthfulness or poignancy.
The ballad of the…
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$19.95 $14.95
Civil War, The (The American Civil War) (1989)
- An extraordinary documentary series on the American Civil War, widely recognised as one of the greatest ever made.
Using archival photographs,…
- Blu-Ray $89.95
Utu - Redux (1983-2013)
- With lavish technical enhancement and narrative streamlining, this 'Redux' version of the 1983 epic restores its rightful place in the canon of great…
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$24.95 $14.95, $39.95 $24.95, $39.95 $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95 $34.95
Bugsy Malone (1976)
- Alan Parker's directing debut was this startlingly original feature debut reinvents the gangster movie as a musical pastiche cast entirely with…
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$19.95 $14.95
Sesame Street - Old School (1969-1974)
- A treasure trove of highlights from Jim Henson and co.'s ground–breaking, iconic and totally enchanting educational children's series, as it…
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$30 $22.50
Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
- Paul Scofield plays Thomas More, a verbal opponent of King Henry VIII who 'stuck his neck out' once too often. First–class adaptation of the…
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$19.95 $14.95
Up Series Boxset (7-49UP) (1964-2005)
- All 49 years of Michael Apted's extraordinary documentary series chronicling the evolving lives of ordinary Brits.
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$50 $37.50
Lord of the Flies (1963)
- The chilling original screen adaptation of William Golding's novel about a gang of schoolboys stranded on a desert island, whose instinctive…
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$24.95 $18.70
Diary of Anne Frank, The (1959)
- Absorbing film version of the play based on the experience of a Jewish girl who was forced to live within the confines of a tiny attic, under…
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$19.95 $14.95
Citizen Kane (1941)
- Orson Welles ground–breaking work chronicles a publishing tycoon's rise to power, told through a reporter's efforts to discover the meaning of…
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$20 $15
Metropolis (1926)
- Fritz Lang's masterpiece is a magnificent marriage of pure cinema innovation and startlingly ambitious set design.
Set around the year 2000, a…
- DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95