Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand > Documentary: 291 Films to Buy & Rent
- Loop Select 007 (We Are Here) (2005)
- The third of the hugely popular "showcase" for New Zealand music, music videos and short filmmaking. This edition also includes motion graphics…
- Love, Speed and Loss (2005)
- Dir. Justin Pemberton
- Skilfully interweaving home movies and and present day interviews, this presents a heartfelt tale of a couple's journey through grand prix racing in…
- Marcus Lush Collection Boxset (Off the Rails, North, South, Ice) (2005-2011)
- Feat. Marcus Lush
- Four quality documentary series on New Zealand's natural and personal history from television personality Marcus Lush.
- Off the Rails - A Love Story (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Marcus Lush
- Quality TV series that journeys with presenter and train buff Marcus Lush from Bluff in the South to Opua in the North on a variety of railways…
- Old Men of the Point (2005)
- Dir. Evan Booth
- A quasi–experimental documentary which covers the surfing scene on the West Auckland coast including Piha. Includes some tasty archival footage…
- Rediscovering Intrepid Journeys (TV Series) (2005)
- Generally enlightening TV series in which New Zealand celebrities journey to various exotic climes and give a running version of their…
- Sedition (2005)
- Dir. Russell Campbell
- Thorough and fascinating doco about the experiences of conscientious objectors in New Zealand during WW2 – particularly the social ostracism…
- Who Laughs Last? (2005)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- Short but informative documentary about New Zealand's most successful playwright, Roger Hall. Covers his long career writing for both the stage and…
- Allie Eagle and Me (2004)
- Dir. Briar March
- A portrait of an artist, dir. Briar March's highly personalised dedication to Allie Eagle confronts the painter's staunch feminist and lesbian…
- Colin McCahon: I Am (2004)
- Dir. Paul Swadel
Feat. Sam Neill
- A sterling examination of the life and work of New Zealand's most renowned modern artist, Colin McCahon, who was born in 1919 and blossomed into a…