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Subgenre Sampler

 
Kitchen SinkKitchen Sink (1989)
Dir. Alison Maclean
Feat. Theresa Healy, Peter Tait, Anagretta Christian
Three shorts from director Alison Maclean. Her 1989 award–winning Gothic horror is here paired with two earlier works, TALKBACK (1987), and the…
Starlight HotelStarlight Hotel (1989) Recommended
Dir. Sam Pillsbury
Feat. Greer Robson, Bruce Phillips, Alison Fraser
A young runaway in search of her father and a reluctant fugitive become unlikely partners who manage to keep one step ahead of the police. Shot on…
MauriMauri (1988)
Dir. Merata Mita
Feat. Anzac Wallace, Eva Rickard, James Hayward
Rural slice–of–life centres around an embittered man's search for fulfilment by returning to his roots. It gently illuminates the…
Navigator, TheNavigator, The (A Medieval Odyssey) (1988) Recommended
Dir. Vincent Ward
Feat. Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Marshall Napier
A group of 14th Century Cumbrians experience future shock when their mining expedition leads them to contemporary New Zealand. A terrific adventure…
Dangerous OrphansDangerous Orphans (1987)
Dir. John Laing
Feat. Peter Stevens, Michael Hurst, Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Three orphans act on their plan to avenge the death of their father but must undermine an elaborate crime ring to carry it out. With Peter Stevens,…
Illustrious EnergyIllustrious Energy (1987) Recommended
Dir. Leon Narbey
Feat. Shaun Bao, Peter Hayden, Peter Chin
Cinematographer Leon Narbey's debut as a director is a real gem, revealing one of New Zealand's 'hidden societies', that of Chinese gold–miners…
Leading Edge, TheLeading Edge, The (1986)
Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Billy T. James
Adventure docu–drama that's little more than an excuse to show off some wonderful South Island scenery and awesome ski theatrics. Billy T.…
Queen City RockerQueen City Rocker (1986)
Dir. Bruce Morrison
Feat. Matthew Hunter, William Edwardson, Sarah Douglas
Four days in the life of a young Auckland punk looking to escape the treadmill of violence and crime.
Lost Tribe, TheLost Tribe, The (1985)
Dir. John Laing
Feat. John Bach, Darien Takle, Martyn Sanderson
John Bach's performance is the highlight of this mysterious drama in which he plays a man suspected of murdering his anthropologist brother who has…
Mesmerized (1985)
Dir. Michael Laughlin
Feat. Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy
Jodie Foster plays a young woman in colonial NZ who flees an orphanage but finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage to a much older business man…

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