New Zealand Movies

A bold reveal of a rose tattoo opens this 1980 documentary on tattooing in New Zealand. The potted history includes visits to tattoo parlours on K'...

A young hiker, in New Zealand, tries to claim the last blank space on the map for his own.

A short directed by Brian Challis.

As the nation plunges into pandemic, Gwen Isaac’s observational documentary delves into the trenches with Siouxsie Wiles, the fuchsia-haired...

Shot in black and white and filmed in the Samoan language, Sima Urale's debut short film was the first film by a Samoan woman director. O Tamaiti is...

A soldier in the Vietnam war who is unable to consciously kill the enemy, finds himself confronting his darkest fear when he comes face to face with...

A documentary about the threat posed to New Zealand's Kaipara Harbour by rapacious commercial fishing and development.

A man returns home and in the process uncovers memories previously hidden away.

A global quest for adventure, 45 years in the making all in stunning, original footage

A psychologist with unconventional methods challenges a psychiatric hospital and win the admiration and love of a doctor, but he pulls back due to...

Peter Elliott, one of New Zealand’s best known actors and presenters, goes on a journey through time to unravel New Zealand’s ancient...

Made on a wind-up Bolex camera, The Sound of Seeing announced the arrival of 21-year-old filmmaker Tony Williams. Based around a painter and a...

A teenage boy, Nick, has difficulty coping with the death of a friend. When Nick's grandmother also dies, his grandfather, thinking that the boy will...

A documentary following acclaimed Kiwi musician and actor Stan Walker as he opens up his world to the public, sharing his most intimate moments over...

The life and times of sailor and adventurer Sir Peter Blake, one of New Zealand's favourite sons.

Our documentary crew takes a peek inside the top-secret Christchurch branch of a Kremlin funded internet agency.

A brother and sister who live in the forest with their grandfather unleash the wrath of an obscure entity that will chase them for one night. The...

Why is the gap between the rich and the poor growing faster in New Zealand than in most other OECD countries? And why is inequality bad for all of...

Keskidee, a small Jamaican bird resilient in the face of hardship, is also the name of a self-help black arts centre in London, and the theatre group...

At a windy, abandoned province station a man is waiting for a train. But something seems to be wrong; wasn't that a naked person running by? The man...