Death Round Every Bend

At the end of the 18th century, hundreds of Indian sailors, known as lascars, worked amongst European settlers in Aotearoa New Zealand - often under...

Travelling the Western Front, grave to grave, former All Black Andrew Mehrtens shares the story of the 13 All Blacks killed in WW I.

A gripping film chronicling Māori in a defiant struggle against systemic racism and colonial injustice to reclaim their fishing rights. Through...

This is a Labour Party film from 1938, featuring footage from around New Zealand pre 1938. This film predates the National Film Unit and is part of...

From Christchurch, a coach load of visitors tour the southern part of the South Island, visiting the Hermitage Hotel at Mount Cook, Queenstown and...

In 1973 Alister Barry joined the crew of a protest boat (The Fri) to Mururoa Atoll, where the French Government were testing nuclear weapons. Barry...

This impressionistic, late 1960s survey traces Auckland from volcanic origins to a population of half a million people. Produced by the National Film...

SOV feature by Bill Bordy, completed in 1985 and seemingly shelved until Vinegar Syndrome's blu-ray release in 2024.

A young artist battles for approval in a prestigious art class, only to confront the cost of losing himself—and his passion—in the...

A short film about raising awareness of the invisible pain of child sexual abuse. A reality that we cannot ignore and that needs to be heard.

Animated graphic symbols presented in a constant time frame are used to diagram and explain the laws of planetary motion devised by the...

Kevin Hunter a small time thief just released from the penitentiary is back home to take care of his young daughter and ailing mother. With no job in...