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55 Films to Buy match the keyword ‘Indigenous & Minority Cultures

 
Convert, TheConvert, The (2024)
A British lay preacher finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes in this vivid colonialist epic from dir. Lee Tamahori.
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Let the River FlowLet the River Flow (2023)Aro Favourite
A superbly–crafted and moving indigenous rights drama about a young teacher whose repressed Sami heritage is awakened by a protest group who…
DVD $29.95
OriginOrigin (2023)
Written and directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma), this ambitious docu–drama chronicles the efforts of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist…
DVD $29.95
ShaydaShayda (2023)Recommended
This Australian drama filmed mostly in the Persian language is made something special by two magnetic actresses. Iranian émigré Zar Amir Ebrahimi…
DVD $29.95
UproarUproar (2023)Recommended
Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Saint OmerSaint Omer (2022)Aro Favourite
Inspired by real events, this devastating fictional drama from French–Senegalese director Alice Diop delivers a formally brilliant treatise on…
DVD $29.95
Whetu Marama – Bright StarWhetu Marama – Bright Star (2022)Recommended
The inspiring story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, aka Hek Busby, the Maori navigator and waka builder who was a key figure in reviving…
DVD $29.95
My Name is GulpililMy Name is Gulpilil (2021)
A documentary memoir of the late great actor and dancer David Gulpilil, an Aboriginal Australian of the Yolngu people who starred in movies such as…
DVD $29.95
High GroundHigh Ground (2020)
Set against the stunning landscapes of 1930s Arnhem Land, this confronting Ozzie Western (also affectionately known as "Meat Pie" Westerns)…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
LimboLimbo (2020)Recommended
A moving cross–cultural comedy about the refugee experience, set on a remote Scottish island where a promising young Syrian musician is waiting…
DVD $29.95
Small Axe AnthologySmall Axe Anthology (Mangrove; Lovers Rock; Red, White, and Blue; Alex Wheatle; Education) (2020)Recommended
An astounding accomplishment for British creator, director and co–writer Steve McQueen (12 YEARS A SLAVE), this anthology comprises five films…
DVD $34.95
Hearts and BonesHearts and Bones (2019)
Restrained but powerful Australian drama with Hugo Weaving playing a traumatised war photojournalist who is preparing an exhibition in Sydney of his…
DVD $29.95
It Must Be HeavenIt Must Be Heaven (2019)Recommended
Brilliantly absurdist comedy of errors following a Palestinian filmmaker who leaves his country for the West and the promise of a new and better…
DVD $29.95
SebergSeberg (2019)
Kristen Stewart is riveting as French New Wave actress Jean Seberg, in this drama set in the 1960's, when she passionately involved herself in the…
DVD $29.95
Green BookGreen Book (2018)Recommended
Enjoyable road movie based on a true story about the unlikely friendship between an African–American concert pianist and a roughneck…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Hibiscus & RuthlessHibiscus & Ruthless (2018)
A bolder but no less charming sophomore effort from the writer–director of THREE WISE COUSINS, following a young Samoan woman who is starting…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
GurrumulGurrumul (2017)
Documentary about internationally acclaimed indigenous Australian artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, who wrote music inspired by his community on…
DVD $29.95
I Am Not Your NegroI Am Not Your Negro (2016)Aro Favourite
A hit at the 2017 NZ Film Festival, this astonishing documentary examines the life and work of literary iconoclast James Baldwin. Based on his…
DVD $24.95
Luke Cage (TV Series)Luke Cage (TV Series) (2016)
Marvel series launching black superhero Luke Cage, who tries to rebuild his regular life in Harlem after a sabotaged experiment bestows him super…
Blu-Ray $44.95
Poi E: The Story of Our SongPoi E: The Story of Our Song (2016)Aro Favourite
An aptly feel–good documentary account of the unlikely pop hit that boldly mashed up "Kapa Haka" song tradition and Te Reo Maori lyrics with…
DVD $19.95
Learning to DriveLearning to Drive (2014)
Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley headline this undemanding comedy about the unlikely friendship between a literary agent and a Sikh driving…
DVD $19.95
Intouchables, TheIntouchables, The (2011)Aro Favourite
Exemplary feel–good French comedy that details the unlikely friendship between an aristocratic quadriplegic and a young French–African…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Life, Above AllLife, Above All (2011)
Heartrending tale of a headstrong 12–year–old girl who struggles to hold together her broken, AIDS–ridden family in modern day…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Outside the LawOutside the Law (2010)
Dir. Bouchareb (DAYS OF GLORY) re–frames the revolutionary tactics of Algerian nationalists against the French post–WWII as a…
DVD $29.95
BaliboBalibo (2009)Aro Favourite
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
Bran Nue DaeBran Nue Dae (Brand New Day) (2009)
Lively comedy adapted from the stage musical that follows a teenage Aborigine who runs away from Catholic boarding school in the mid…
DVD $20 $15
Russell Peters: Red, White, and BrownRussell Peters: Red, White, and Brown (2009)
Live performance of the Canadian comic from his sell–out Madison Square Gardens show. Peters delivers material from his record–breaking…
DVD $24.95
Samson and DelilahSamson and Delilah (2009)Recommended
A landmark of Australian cinema for many critics across the ditch, this unflinching drama of two Aboriginal outcasts discarded and left to fend for…
DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Gospel HillGospel Hill (2008)
Well–meaning, but congested melodrama set in the Deep South where a corporation selling out the underclass to white developers reignites racial…
DVD $9.95 $7.45
Waltz With BashirWaltz With Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) (2008)Recommended
This striking hybrid animation is an audacious attempt to recall, through anecdote, dream, and documentary, the 1982 Israeli–Lebanon war.…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Brick Lane Brick Lane (2007)Recommended
Multi–layered drama based on the popular Monica Ali novel focuses on the transformative tale of a young woman forced to leave her Bangladeshi…
DVD $34.95
Here to Stay (TV Series)Here to Stay (TV Series) (2007)
An enlightening, culturally pertinent reference point for the current make up of New Zealand society, this six part series revisits a number of key…
DVD $19.95 $14.95, $19.95 $14.95
Amazing GraceAmazing Grace (2006)Recommended
Stirring dramatisation of the true story of 18th–century abolitionist William Wilberforce and his revolt against Britain’s slave…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Ans Westra - Private Journeys/Public SignpostsAns Westra - Private Journeys/Public Signposts (2006)Aro Favourite
Photographer laureate Ans Westra takes to the other side of the camera in this insightful, contemplative retrospective of her photography, and…
DVD $39.95 $29.95
Sione's WeddingSione's Wedding (2006)Recommended
Highly engaging local comedy set among the Auckland Samoan community which charts the misbehaving antics of four laddish buddies (Knightly, Lelisi,…
DVD $29.95
Ten CanoesTen Canoes (2006)Aro Favourite
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
Waimate Conspiracy, TheWaimate Conspiracy, The (2006)
With good jest, this disarming rural mock–unmentary unravels the story of a group of local Waimate Maori contesting the ownership of tribal…
DVD $34.95
BlacktownBlacktown (2005)
Rough–edged but rewarding human drama interested in the relationship between a disenchanted married woman and a charismatic Aboriginal man in…
DVD $29.95
Love + HateLove + Hate (Love and Hate) (2005)
Pakistani Muslims and British xenophobes clash in this racially charged prism of disparate cultures and forbidden love. Young love and interracial…
DVD $29.95
SabahSabah (2005)
An impassioned telling of an oft–told culture clash, this concerns a devout Muslim woman’s love for a working class, atheistic man, and the…
DVD $29.95
Whale RiderWhale Rider (2003)Aro Favourite
A stirring, widely–acclaimed adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s novel about a young girl’s struggle to win the approval of her patriarchal…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Bend It Like BeckhamBend It Like Beckham (2002)Recommended
Adding exotic, gender–twisting charm and two vivacious performances to the underdog–feelgood formula, this…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Daughter from DanangDaughter from Danang (2002)Recommended
A moving and troubling documentary about Heidi Bub, the daughter of an American serviceman and a poor Vietnamese woman, born in Danang and raised in…
Poster (VG) $9.95
Far From HeavenFar From Heaven (2002)Aro Favourite
An exquisitely designed pastiche of 50s soap opera that mimics the look and acting style of vintage–movie melodrama but cleverly deviates by…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
The Best Man's WeddingThe Best Man's Wedding (Jalla! Jalla!) (2000)Recommended
A racy comic swirl through the family, romantic, sexual and general personal dilemmas of two Swedish best friends. While one must suffer the…
DVD $24.95 $19.95
Yolngu BoyYolngu Boy (2000)
Three contrasting aboriginal boys from Arnhem Land, North Australia undertake a harsh journey out of loyalty when the petrol–sniffing habits of…
DVD $19.95
BaseballBaseball (1994-2010)Recommended
Ken Burns's celebrated documentary transcends its sporting appearance to deliver an elegant and engrossing social history through baseball over 150…
DVD $79.95
Billy T James Show, The (TV Series)Billy T James Show, The (TV Series) (CUZ FM) (1989)
Episodes from the hit sitcom "CUZ FM", centred around the unique persona of NZ's best loved entertainer. Billy plays a radio personality who…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
MapantsulaMapantsula (1988)Recommended
A disturbingly accurate evocation of township unrest in Soweto, as a young black petty criminal is throne into jail with a militant fraternity whom…
Poster (G) $9.95
NgatiNgati (1988)Recommended
A moving and powerful drama about an Australian immigrant who encounters the spiritual home of the local 'Ngati' or tribe, which triggers his own…
DVD $29.95 $22.45
Utu - ReduxUtu - Redux (1983-2013)Aro Favourite
With lavish technical enhancement and narrative streamlining, this 'Redux' version of the 1983 epic restores its rightful place in the canon of great…
DVD $24.95 $14.95, $39.95 $24.95, $39.95 $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95 $34.95
Love Thy Neighbour - The MovieLove Thy Neighbour - The Movie (1973)
Card–carrying unionist Eddie Booth, a socialistic avowed racial discriminator who maintains a constant barrage of abuse at his neighbor, a…
DVD $14.95
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird (1962)Recommended
Moving adaptation stars Gregory Peck in an Oscar–winning performance as the genial lawyer who defends an innocent Negro accused of rape in the…
DVD $15 $11.25
Defiant Ones, TheDefiant Ones, The (1958)
That well known image of race–hatred – escaped black and white prisoners unwillingly handcuffed together – originated here, with…
DVD $15 $11.25
Gentleman's AgreementGentleman's Agreement (1947)
Gregory Peck stars in this Academy Award winning melodrama about a writer who, for the sake of research, pretends to be Jewish and becomes a victim…
DVD $19.95 $14.95

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