New Zealand Film

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Savage (2020): Dir. Sam Kelly
Feat. Jake Ryan, John Tui, Chelsie Preston-Crayford; Powerful drama inspired by the history of NZ's gangs, following a young boy in three different stages of life from the 1960's to the 1980's, as he grows to question his sense of belonging to both his real and gang families.
Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019): Dir. Justin Pemberton; NZ filmmaker Justin Pemberton (RICHIE MCCAW: CHASING GREAT) adapts the bestselling book of the same name by French economist Thomas Piketty, which tells the story of 400 years of economic history and presents a devastatingly coherent picture of how we reached today's mess of extreme wealth and poverty.
This 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 being at the centre of an unsolved mass-murder investigation. Robyn Malcolm plays the badass ex-cop who obsesses with proving him guilty in what is an unapologetically…
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…