New Zealand Film

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Islands of the Empire (1985): Dir. Alister Barry, Rod Prosser, Russell Campbell; Documentary from Wellington production company Vanguard Films (SOMEONE ELSE'S COUNTRY) offering a valuable examination of military relationships between NZ and the USA from WWII onwards. Made in 1985, the 63 minute main feature has been digitally restored, and is presented alongside the short film NO SPY…
Legend of Baron To'a, The (2020): Dir. Kiel McNaughton
Feat. Nathaniel Lees, Uli Latukefu, Nathaniel Lees…; Ridiculously bad-ass action comedy set in South Auckland where a displaced Tongan man discovers the championship wrestling belt that was a priceless family heirloom has been stolen, and is hell bent on it's retrieval. Combining his analytical skills with his deceased father's wrestling techniques, he decides…
Bellbird (2019): 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 his wife, and the local community rallies to support him. Suffused with a poignant sense of location and emotionally intelligent portrayals of what would…
Brokenwood Mysteries, The (TV Series) (2014-2017): Feat. Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland; A local stab at the ever popular murder mystery genre with this Kiwiana policier featuring two mismatched detectives investigating a series of homicides in small town New Zealand. More MIDSOMER than BROACHCHURCH, though not without its own dark humour and unsettling rural charm. Each series contains four…
Herbs - Songs of Freedom (2019): Dir. Tearepa Kahi; Passionate celebration of the iconic NZ band Herbs, from the director of POI E. More a social movement than a band, and at one time boasting up to 23 members of Maori, Pakeha and Pasifika descent, their story interweaves key moments in the social and political history of NZ with plenty of rousing music.
Camino Skies (2019): Dir. Fergus Grady, Noel Smyth; A Kiwi take on the inspirational experience of six pilgrims who embark on the historic 800 kilometre Spanish pilgrimage known as the Camino de Santiago. In the face of overwhelming odds, the Camino forces the group to defy their age and physical ability as they each come to terms with recent loss.…
Field Guide to Evil, The (2018): Dir. Peter Strickland, Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala; The brainchild of Kiwi Ant "Incredibly Strange" Timpson, who follows his ABC's OF DEATH anthology productions with a like-minded venture into folkloric stories from around the globe, this time from eight different directors. The Octology features treatises on forbidden love, Greek underworld goblins,…