Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand: 809 Films to Buy & Rent
Jinx Sister (2008)
- Dir. Athina Tsoulis
Feat. Sara Wiseman, Jarod Rawiri, William Wallace…
- Tidy homeland drama finds Americanized ex–pat Wiseman returning to New Zealand to reconcile with her elder sister (Nash), seemingly happily…
Laughing Samoans, The - Crack Me Off (2008)
- Feat. Eteuati Ete, Tofiga Fepulea'i
- Latest live recording from Samoan comedy duo Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i as they perform their 'Crack Me Off' show to a receptive Aussie…
Map Reader, The (2008)
- Dir. Harold Brodie
Feat. Rebecca Gibney, Jordan Selwyn, Bonnie Soper…
- A small–town teenager’s obsession with maps is the central metaphor in this ragged yet heart–felt local feature about finding and…
Margaret Mahy: A Tall Long Faced Tale (2008)
- Dir. Yvonne MacKay
- An invaluable documentary on New Zealand's greatest children's writer, which combines a fascinating conversation between Mahy and Elizabeth Knox with…
Milly, Molly (TV Series) (2008)
- Animated children’s series based on the best–selling New Zealand books that celebrates diversity. Each episode carries
a subtle message…
Off The Radar (TV Series) (2008)
- Home–grown TV series featuring Te Radar – comedian, presenter and self–confessed latte drinking city boy attempting to become…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 4 (2008)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Antonia Prebble…
- Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
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Pictures of You (2008)
- Dir. Ben Woollen
Feat. Brendan Kavanagh, Jonn Wilson, Bernard Moody…
- Youth drama concerning a promising rugby player whose dreams lie far away from the sporting field.
Rhys Darby Live - Imagine That! (2008)
- Feat. Rhys Darby
- Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby, from FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS fame, performs a stand–up comedy gig at LA's El Rey Theatre to an…
Rubbings From A Live Man (2008)
- Dir. Florian Habicht
- Film–maker Florian Habicht finds the perfect portrait subject in Warwick Broadhead, a fiercely independent, 40–year veteran of performing…