New Zealand Movies

Accompanied by his best friend, a young boy waits for a call to a phone box outside the local milk bar.

After bungling his suicide attempt, a bankrupt man accidentally embarks on a career of crime. In search of condoms, he becomes involved in a bank...

After prospector Albert Hunt (Ron Burt) registers a gold claim near Ōkārito, he finds himself accompanied by hundreds of fellow miners...

A documentary about Takahanga Marae in Kaikōura, New Zealand. Rangi Solomon said he wanted to “build the future of our people on the bones...

During the Great Depression, Kate (Greer Robson) is a 13-year-old girl living on New Zealand's South Island. When her mother dies and her father is...

Destined to be lovers, Bunnie and Geoff are wildly happy together in the 1970's, until something terrible happens to drive them apart. In the...

On Christmas Eve, a nameless little girl reads 'The Monster's Christmas' storybook to her teddy bear, as something sneaks around in the trees outside...

A young girl finds comfort in play and slowly reconnects with her distant father after her mother walks out on the family.

A refugee arriving in a new country is troubled with thoughts of her past. Pairs of dancing shoes eloquently recreate the journey from dance hall to...

Jess has a unique style and the confidence to show her creations to the world. With a penchant for fashion, a cereal box creation enables Jess to...

After a massive earthquake cut the South Island town of Kaikōura off from the rest of the country, a huge effort went into rebuilding the road...

A thousand years ago, in England, the crazy monk Elmer wears a pair of wings and tries to fly from a high tower. He dies, and his soul is doomed to...

To six-year-old Ben, the world is full of loud noises and frightening images. As Ben struggles with everyday life, his mother searches desperately to...

On June 21st, 2025, a film crew was sent to a competition in Wellington to document the niche sport and community of speedcubing. James Macdiarmid...

Manaia, a young woman caught between expectation and self-acceptance, finds herself confronting her repressed sexuality when a chance reunion with...

From the bowels of the kitchen sink, comes a dark and tender love… An original and full-blooded short film that combines humour with...

Two daughters reflect on their lives and relationship with their father.

The Chinese philosophy of the Five Elements postulates that everything in our universe is based on wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. While...

Millennial MP, Chlöe Swarbrick, challenges the establishment during the most important year of her political career. In a momentous year,...

In early 1900s New Zealand, Winifred and Evelyn live in their own world of love letters and romantic hiding places. When a collection of their...