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Rental > New Zealand > Documentary: 283 Films to Rent
Lovely Rita - A Painter's Life (2007)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
Feat. Loren Taylor (Horsley)
- Evocative, celebratory remembrance of New Zealand’s Rita Angus, told primarily through a collection of over 300 letters the artist wrote to…
NZSAS: First Among Equals (TV Series) (2007)
- Eye–opening insider’s guide to the SAS offers a unique tour of duty in recruitment and training for the elite special forces, through to…
Rain of the Children (2007)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Vincent Ward
Feat. Vincent Ward, Rena Owen
- Vincent Ward's masterful docu–drama – in which he investigates the 'cursed life' of an elderly Maori woman – is a deeply personal…
Th' Dudes Live - Th' 2006 Reunion Tour (2007)
- One–time reunion tour sees Th’Dudes reunite after 26 years in celebration of Radio Hauraki’s 40th anniversary. Includes live concert…
Time of Our Lives, The (2007)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
- Kiwi documentarian Gaylene Preston joins 32 war veterans en route to London, selected to inaugurate the erection of a New Zealand War Memorial in…
Ans Westra - Private Journeys/Public Signposts (2006)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Luit Bieringa
- Photographer laureate Ans Westra takes to the other side of the camera in this insightful, contemplative retrospective of her photography, and…
Buddha Wild - The Monk in a Hut (2006)
- Dir. Anna Wilding
- Modest documentary following the lives of a group of Thai and Sri Lankan monks as they reveal their unique way of life and dedicated faith. Narrated…
Earthquake (2006)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
- Staple filmmaker and documentarian Gaylene Preston chronicles the devastating Hawkes Bay earthquake of 1931 through a series of vivid and moving…
Figure 8000 (2006)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Lindon Puffin
- Former glam rock front man of The Puffins, Lindon Puffin, takes to the road as an under–resourced solo act, touring with a single roadie in a…
Hunger for the Wild (TV Series) (2006-2007)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Wellington restauranteurs Steve Logan and Al Brown (of 'Logan Brown') travel the wilds of New Zealand looking for fresh food to turn into…