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Subgenre Sampler

 
Red, White and BrassRed, White and Brass (2023) Aro Favourite
Dir. Damon Fepulea’i
Feat. John-Paul Foliaki, Haanz Fa’avae-Jackson, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi
John–Paul Foliaki leads a lovable ensemble cast in this joyous, uplifting comedy set in the Tongan community of Te…
UproarUproar (2023) Recommended
Dir. Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett
Feat. Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Minnie Driver
Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…
Nude TuesdayNude Tuesday (2022) Aro Favourite
Dir. Armagan Ballantyne
Feat. Jackie Van Beek, Damon Herriman, Jemaine Clement
A full–frontal body and sex–positive farce performed entirely in a made–up “gibberish” language (and then subtitled later by…
Baby DoneBaby Done (2020) Recommended
Dir. Curtis Vowell
Feat. Rose Matafeo, Matthew Lewis, Emily Barclay
Appealing Kiwi comedy with award–winning stand–up comedian Rose Matafeo playing a reluctant soon–to–be parent in a state of…
This TownThis Town (2020)
Dir. David White
Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Alice May Connolly, David White
Goofy small–town NZ rom–com about a socially awkward man (played by writer–director David White) who finds unlikely romance despite…
Alien AddictionAlien Addiction (2019)
Dir. Shae Sterling
Feat. Jimi Jackson, JoJo Waaka, Thomas Sainsbury
Goofball Kiwi comedy starring internet comedy sensations Tom Sainsbury and Jimi Jackson, the latter of whom plays a man from small town Waikato who…
BellbirdBellbird (2019) Recommended
Dir. Hamish Bennett
Feat. Marshall Napier, Cohen Holloway, Annie Whittle
Charming and quietly restrained comedy drama set on a Northland NZ dairy farm, where a third generation farm owner struggles to cope with the loss of…
Births, Deaths & MarriagesBirths, Deaths & Marriages (2019) Recommended
Dir. Beatrice Joblin
Feat. Geraldine Brophy, Tess Jamieson-Karaha, Sophie Hambleton
A cancelled wedding in Upper Hutt in 1994 sets the scene for this chaotic yet surprisingly deft domestic farce made on a credit–card…
Blue MoonBlue Moon (2019)
Dir. Stefen Harris
Feat. Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Olivia Hadlow
Shot on entirely on an iphone in and around a Motueka petrol station, this twisty thriller from enterprising indie Mainlander Stefen Harris follows a…
Brown BoysBrown Boys (2019)
Dir. Hans Masoe
Feat. Hans Masoe, Lagi Farani
A comedic coming–of–age film about six Samoan men (Peter the Player, Kiligi the Bad Influence, Magele the Tough Guy, Luka the Drunken…

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