New Zealand Movies

A struggling preacher is tricked into starting a church in a nightclub by its unscrupulous owner, who sees it as a way to repay his gambling debts to...

A girl named Tammy Torrance is in detention. Her teacher tells her that he needs to go to the bathroom as he goes about his business he gets killed...

Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works....

"The Silent Alps" explores a forgotten massacre that is widely unknown in the modern era, the history of Kea culling in New Zealand

Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of...

Life's tough. It's ok to take time out... Stop-frame short by New Zealand Filmmaker Tom Reilly.

Actor Miranda Harcourt directs an ode to her broadcaster father Peter in this short documentary. The film emerges from vocal chords (via an...

Hank is in a bad mood. Red wants to cheer up her buddy. Perhaps, with a bit of luck and business acumen, they might acquire enough money for an Elvis...

A trio of pirates strike gold but things take a turn when they start squabbling over their plunder.

Whetū Mārama is the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi and his significance for Māori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA,...

Set in a modern day, New Zealand model store, The Knight Train shows the relationships that can exist between people of different generations with...

A father searches for his missing son while the other inhabitants of his apartment complex turn the blame on him and on each other, tearing apart the...

The story of New Zealander Helen Todd's law suit against an Indonesian general that she pursued after her son, Kamal, was shot dead in the Dili...

Two tadpole-like creatures with enormous eyes chase each other around, to a driving techno soundtrack. Then these digitally-animated characters find...

A small town woman, fresh to the city, buys a used Jaguar haunted by the ghost of a woman who was slain in it.

An animated homage to some surprising lesbian icons. Eve embarks on a journey beyond the garden gates; the Virgin, Venus and Mona Lisa are waiting.

A hazy night in Wellington is lit up with the pulsating colors and sounds of party people exploring their youth and freedom.

An East Coast community in Ruatōria, New Zealand attempts to live in autarchy according to the tenets of their movement. Bob Marley, a prophet...

The Sisters of Compassion have lived in the remote village of Jerusalem / Hiruharama on the Whanganui River in New Zealand for 120 years. Today, only...

A feisty young petrol station attendant attempts to figure out her place in the world.