New Zealand Movies

One tiny little mistake and suddenly you’re lost in Canada.

A group of people with mental health issues such as depression and suicidal thoughts, embark on a one hundred day journey to find happiness, with amaz...

"The Short Trilogy of Peace" is a collection of three short poetic documentaries made in New Zealand and Slovenia between 2012 and 2016.

Dave Dobson is a self-proclaimed 'audio enhancement engineer' in the film industry. The adult film industry. While his uninspiring workmates are happy...

When your mate has relationship problems, is it a good idea to bring your girlfriend along to help cheer him up? In Theo Taylor’s perceptive lo-fi fea...

Through a 30 year career, the late Ewen Gilmour perfected his comedy persona as a black-wearing, beer-slugging, head-banging West Aucklander — the qui...

This is a story about survival, family, love, and how sometimes things go wrong. Set on a colonized Mars, a young girl, her mother and her mother’s st...

Tai Whetuki delves into Māori and Pacific cultural practices pertaining to death and mourning. Haunting and evocative images, accompanied by an elemen...

A reflection on China's political system and the reality of the country.

Made in response to the poetry of New Zealand filmmaker Joanna Margaret Paul.

Commissioned as a response to an untitled poem by artist Joanna Margaret Paul, Nova Paul's Still Light is a reflection on the domestic and intimate.

By Sea tells the story of a fictional seaside apartment building. The architecture of the complex forms the words Par Mer, written in a bold, italic t...

Tonal shifts are layered with text fragments gleaned from two of Joanna Margaret Paul’s poems provided to the artist.

Two New Zealand fur seal pups. Born on opposite sides of New Zealand’s South Island. We follow the first few months of their lives as they struggle to...

Claire Duncan’s “love-letter to music on the margins” punctures the romantic view of the touring musician (with withering narration playing over image...

The story behind the music video 'Glare' by Sheep, Dog & Wolf.

Saying goodbye to your loved one is never easy, even when he has transformed into a zombie. A woman who lives on her neglected New-Zealand farm with...

Part biopic, part music video, part tribute to Gothic beauty, 'The Characteristics of C-Minor' bears witness to the emotional armour of a scarred man,...

In the age of in-between, Emily is offered acceptance by betrayal.

This story brings to life how fragile ‘grown up relationships’ are. The fact that marriage has a 50% chance of working out is concerning and we follo...