New Zealand Movies

Her Majesty is a coming-of-age film about a young girl who realizes her lifelong dream when Queen Elizabeth II comes to visit her small hometown.

An animation anthology film project telling four interlinked tales of animated sci-fi and fantasy by directors from Japan, China and New Zealand that...

Pepe is the son of a successful Samoan businessman, who rejects his father's world and his Christianity. Although he becomes rebellious,...

A bleed on the brain and concussion inspire a crash victim to confront the heartbreak, trauma and confusion of losing connection with the only person...

A documentary on one of the greatest rugby players of all time, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, four-time World Cup...

Shirley Horrocks’ tenth NZIFF documentary relates the storied 37-year history of Christchurch’s often provocative, always daring Free...

In this award-winning children's adventure created by Ian Mune, Tony (Ian Templeton) and Suey (Julie Wilson) spend time on their uncle's farm and...

Two first-time single mothers - on a girl racer, the other a pianist and gardener - share a post-natal ward room after the birth of their babies and...

Walter Burton's realistic photographs depicting poor treatment of Maori prisoners are rejected by late 19th century government officials. Walter is...

A young solo mother loves her son and his needs are formost, but she still has room in her heart for her very broken brother, even as her...

A Maori writer meets a trickster spirit guide and conjures new worlds from the words she inks on a page.

This wasn’t meant to be a documentary. I’d always had an appreciation for the American South, but I’d never actually experienced it...

This short animated comedy offers up a pre-Wellywood tale of Hollywood coming down under. In the fictional West Coast town of Whatawhopa, a horror...

Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small...

After surviving a near fatal encounter in the Pacific, Talia gives birth to a premature daughter whose existence appears tied to an ancient prophecy....

High school student Kevin confronts his classmate Quinn about an unexpected encounter after P.E class.

A contagious virus is turning everyone into zombies, and the only hope for survival lies in the hands of three couch potatoes.

A 2003 TVNZ documentary on the capture of the criminal responsible for one of New Zealand's most heinous crimes. On June 19, 1987, 6-year-old Teresa...

Seven New Zealand women speak about their lives during World War II: some lost husbands, some got married, some went into service themselves. The...

A frustrated wife at her wits’ end finds a message in a bottle which leads her into the mysterious world of The Hypnotist, and before long...