Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand: 805 Films to Buy & Rent
- No Ordinary Sheila (2017)
- Dir. Hugh MacDonald
- The immensely inspiring life–story of one Sheila Natusch, nonagenarian natural historian, mountain climber, intrepid cyclist and publisher of…
- One Thousand Ropes (O Le Tulafale) (2017)
- Dir. Tusi Tamasese
Feat. Frankie Adams, Uelese Pataia, Beulah Koale…
- A Samoan father and traditional healer reconnects with his estranged daughter in this quietly powerful drama shot in Wellington, by the director of…
- Pecking Order (2017)
- Dir. Slavko Martinov
- Members of the Christchurch Poultry, Bantam and Pigeon Club prepare for the NZ National Championships in this hilarious, heartwarming slice of Kiwi…
- Pork Pie (2017)
- Dir. Matt Murphy
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, James Rolleston, Ashleigh Cummings…
- Geoff Murphy's beloved and iconic New Zealand road movie is given a souped–up and delightfully witty make–over by his son, Matt Murphy,…
- Spookers (2017)
- Dir. Florian Habicht
- A delightfully surprising documentary feature about an Auckland "scream park" called Spookers that provides brave hordes of paying customers with the…
- Waru (2017)
- Dir. Briar Grace-Smith, Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner
Feat. Miriama McDowell, Tanea Heke, Kararaina Rangihau…
- An outstanding and confronting film exploring the subject of domestic child abuse in New Zealand.
Eight female Maori directors have each…
- Yellow is Forbidden (2017)
- Dir. Pietra Brettkelly
- Simply stunning fashion documentary from New Zealand director Pietra Brettkelly that swirls around the beguiling personality of Guo Pei, a dynamic…
- Catch, The (2016)
- Dir. Simon Mark-Brown
Feat. Tainui Tukiwaho, David Capstick , Nicol Munro
- Based on a true story, this good–hearted eco–comedy celebrates fishing culture as fraud unfolds during an angling contest amidst the…
- Chronesthesia (2016)
- Dir. Hayden J. Weal
Feat. Hayden J. Weal, Michelle Ny, Cohen Holloway…
- Indie rom–com with a curious time–shifting twist in which a socially isolated young man's burgeoning romance with a science student is…
- Free Man, The (2016)
- Dir. Toa Fraser
- Kiwi filmmaker Toa Fraser examines the life of world–champion freestyle skier Jossi Wells, who travels and trains with a troupe of…