New Zealand Movies

A portrait of free diver Kathryn Nevatt, former World Champion and current New Zealand record holder in all three disciplines.

A father blames the death of his wife on his newborn son by inducing the boy to believe he has a physical handicap.... crab hands.

Two escaped convicts hold up in a desolate psychiatric hospital while they await their "ride to freedom". Having little to do but talk about their...

'Fork' is a story about a man and his conflict with a dictatorial narrator who controls every aspect of his life. Every day while walking home from...

‘Blue Smoke’ follows a rest-home caretaker, Joe, who is mistaken by an elderly resident, Beryl, for her for her lounge-singing...

A young woman surprises her brother and friends when she suddenly turns up in her small home town with a secret.

"The universe can teach if you are willing to learn. Desperation and lack of any contingency creates delusion and false hope. Sacrifice deserves...

Two cars, one day: directed by Taika Waititi, this extended public service announcement uses humour to address the dangers of motoring under the...

This warm and humorous doco about Kobi Bosshard, widely regarded as the grandfather of contemporary New Zealand jewellery, explores his philosophy of...

Follows two artists' creation of the ultimate work of art for an art competition. Told as an oscillation between two worlds, we discover that what it...

A closeted young gay man is tormented by a masked assailant threatening to out him.

This intensely personal documentary embraces the universal themes of courage, willpower and sheer determination. Follow Shaun Quincey as he becomes...

'The Church of the Open Sky' is a luscious visual love poem that explores gratefully lived surfing journeys. It is a sea soaked celebration of the...

A girl named Ana (Jaime Passier-Armstrong) asks about a photo in a family album and gets an awkward brush off from her mum. When the family receives...

The story of a humble farming couple, a sudden upheaval and an unlikely saviour.

Operation 8 examines the so-called 'anti-terror' raids that took place around New Zealand on October 15, 2007 - asking how and why they took place...

Indie film studio Silver Platter serves up yet another exhilarating ride through exotic and extreme snowboarding terrain with this documentary that's...

When the divorced parents of 8-year-old Jacob insist on dressing him in ridiculous clothes to spite each other, he resorts to desperate fashion...

A precocious kitten wants to be a witch's familiar and must pass a test or she will forever be just simple cat, but the witch sees something in the...

When a Cook Island school cleaner answers an unusual message on the wall of a girls' toilet cubicle, his life, and the life of the mysterious author,...