Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand: 809 Films to Buy & Rent
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 1 (2005)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…
- Mining similar territory to the feature–film SAVAGE HONEYMOON, this is a considerably more successful attempt at capturing the customs, mores…
Puzzle Inc. (TV Series) (2005)
- Highly educational kids series originally aired on TV2 that brings a collection of puzzle shapes to life through music, sounds and movement to create…
Quiet Night In (2005)
- Dir. Christopher Banks
Feat. Nicolette Kenny
- Odd low–budget Kiwi comedy that chronicles a series of unfortunate events over one evening, where a would–be–novelist ends up…
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…
River Queen (2005)
- Dir. Vincent Ward
Feat. Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland, Cliff Curtis…
- Both underrated and overblown, dir. Vincent Ward's (VIGIL) ambitious historical drama depicts the journey across heart, soul and land–scapes of…
Sedition (2005)
- Dir. Russell Campbell
- Thorough and fascinating doco about the experiences of conscientious objectors in New Zealand during WW2 – particularly the social ostracism…
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series) - Series 1 (2005)
- Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. David McPhail, Jason Hoyte, Tandi Wright…
- Gleefully un–PC series stars David McPhail as an aggressively behind the times 'relief teacher' in a small New Zealand secondary school, whose…
Tyrannical Love (2005)
- Dir. Scott Boswell
Feat. Stephen Jorgensen, Marcus Maclean
- A homegrown low–budget comedy that follows the romantic manouverings amongst a group of young adults in Pakuranga, Auckland just before the…
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…
World's Fastest Indian, The (2005)
- Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd
- Feelgood drama with a core of goodhearted Kiwi common sense and realism, this relates the true story of Invercargill legend Burt Munro (Hopkins), who…