New Zealand Movies

  • 2024
    Free Theatre

    Free Theatre

    Free Theatre

    02024HD

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

    Free Theatre
  • 2024
    TEAM TIBET: Home Away from Home

    TEAM TIBET: Home Away from Home

    TEAM TIBET: Home Away from Home

    02024HD

    Thuten Kesang, New Zealand’s first Tibetan refugee in 1967, recounts his fascinating and inspiring story and the environmental and political issues th...

    TEAM TIBET: Home Away from Home
  • 2024
    The heART of the Matter

    The heART of the Matter

    The heART of the Matter

    02024HD

    Luit Bieringa’s richly archived documentary examines the legacy of Gordon Tovey and the post-war education programmes that put art, artists, and Māori...

    The heART of the Matter
  • 1985
    The Maintenance of Silence

    The Maintenance of Silence

    The Maintenance of Silence

    01985HD

    On November 18 1982, a 22-year old Aucklander, Neil Roberts, daubed a washroom wall with the graffiti slogan: ‘WE HAVE MAINTAINED A SILENCE CLOSELY RE...

    The Maintenance of Silence
  • 1994
    Wake

    Wake

    Wake

    01994HD

    Wake compares colonial paintings of New Zealand intended to encourage migration to the colonies in the 1850s, with filmed images of the same country 1...

    Wake
  • 1983
    The Black Stilt

    The Black Stilt

    The Black Stilt

    01983HD

    This film tells the story of the world’s rarest wading bird, the black stilt (kakī). With its precise beak and long pink legs the stilt is superbly ad...

    The Black Stilt
  • 1990
    Havoc #10

    Havoc #10

    Havoc #10

    01990HD

    Over 150 moments when powersport's heroes wished they'd stayed home in bed, condensed from thousands of hours of world-wide powersport action footage....

    Havoc #10
  • 2024
    La tiburón Nicole

    La tiburón Nicole

    La tiburón Nicole

    02024HD

    La tiburón Nicole
  • 2024
    The Shoot

    The Shoot

    The Shoot

    02024HD

    The Shoot
  • 2024
    Gary the Grim

    Gary the Grim

    Gary the Grim

    02024HD

    Gary is dead. In order to reach heaven and escape eternal boredom, he must work 100 years as a grim reaper. This documents his first day on the job.

    Gary the Grim