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50 Films to Buy match the keyword ‘Indigenous & Minority Cultures

 
Convert, TheConvert, The (2024)
A British lay preacher finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes in this vivid colonialist epic from dir. Lee Tamahori.
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Let the River FlowLet the River Flow (2023)Aro Favourite
A superbly–crafted and moving indigenous rights drama about a young teacher whose repressed Sami heritage is awakened by a protest group who…
DVD $29.95
OriginOrigin (2023)
Written and directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma), this ambitious docu–drama chronicles the efforts of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist…
DVD $29.95
ShaydaShayda (2023)Recommended
This Australian drama filmed mostly in the Persian language is made something special by two magnetic actresses. Iranian émigré Zar Amir Ebrahimi…
DVD $29.95
UproarUproar (2023)Recommended
Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Saint OmerSaint Omer (2022)Aro Favourite
Inspired by real events, this devastating fictional drama from French–Senegalese director Alice Diop delivers a formally brilliant treatise on…
DVD $29.95
Whetu Marama – Bright StarWhetu Marama – Bright Star (2022)Recommended
The inspiring story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, aka Hek Busby, the Maori navigator and waka builder who was a key figure in reviving…
DVD $29.95
My Name is GulpililMy Name is Gulpilil (2021)
A documentary memoir of the late great actor and dancer David Gulpilil, an Aboriginal Australian of the Yolngu people who starred in movies such as…
DVD $29.95
High GroundHigh Ground (2020)
Set against the stunning landscapes of 1930s Arnhem Land, this confronting Ozzie Western (also affectionately known as "Meat Pie" Westerns)…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
LimboLimbo (2020)Recommended
A moving cross–cultural comedy about the refugee experience, set on a remote Scottish island where a promising young Syrian musician is waiting…
DVD $29.95
Small Axe AnthologySmall Axe Anthology (Mangrove; Lovers Rock; Red, White, and Blue; Alex Wheatle; Education) (2020)Recommended
An astounding accomplishment for British creator, director and co–writer Steve McQueen (12 YEARS A SLAVE), this anthology comprises five films…
DVD $34.95
Hearts and BonesHearts and Bones (2019)
Restrained but powerful Australian drama with Hugo Weaving playing a traumatised war photojournalist who is preparing an exhibition in Sydney of his…
DVD $29.95
It Must Be HeavenIt Must Be Heaven (2019)Recommended
Brilliantly absurdist comedy of errors following a Palestinian filmmaker who leaves his country for the West and the promise of a new and better…
DVD $29.95
SebergSeberg (2019)
Kristen Stewart is riveting as French New Wave actress Jean Seberg, in this drama set in the 1960's, when she passionately involved herself in the…
DVD $29.95
Green BookGreen Book (2018)Recommended
Enjoyable road movie based on a true story about the unlikely friendship between an African–American concert pianist and a roughneck…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Hibiscus & RuthlessHibiscus & Ruthless (2018)
A bolder but no less charming sophomore effort from the writer–director of THREE WISE COUSINS, following a young Samoan woman who is starting…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
GurrumulGurrumul (2017)
Documentary about internationally acclaimed indigenous Australian artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, who wrote music inspired by his community on…
DVD $29.95
I Am Not Your NegroI Am Not Your Negro (2016)Aro Favourite
A hit at the 2017 NZ Film Festival, this astonishing documentary examines the life and work of literary iconoclast James Baldwin. Based on his…
DVD $24.95
Luke Cage (TV Series)Luke Cage (TV Series) (2016)
Marvel series launching black superhero Luke Cage, who tries to rebuild his regular life in Harlem after a sabotaged experiment bestows him super…
Blu-Ray $44.95
Learning to DriveLearning to Drive (2014)
Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley headline this undemanding comedy about the unlikely friendship between a literary agent and a Sikh driving…
DVD $19.95
Intouchables, TheIntouchables, The (2011)Aro Favourite
Exemplary feel–good French comedy that details the unlikely friendship between an aristocratic quadriplegic and a young French–African…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Life, Above AllLife, Above All (2011)
Heartrending tale of a headstrong 12–year–old girl who struggles to hold together her broken, AIDS–ridden family in modern day…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Outside the LawOutside the Law (2010)
Dir. Bouchareb (DAYS OF GLORY) re–frames the revolutionary tactics of Algerian nationalists against the French post–WWII as a…
DVD $29.95
BaliboBalibo (2009)Aro Favourite
Searing political thriller based on the death of five Australian–based journalists (one, a Kiwi) who, upon covering the occupation of East…
DVD $19.95
Russell Peters: Red, White, and BrownRussell Peters: Red, White, and Brown (2009)
Live performance of the Canadian comic from his sell–out Madison Square Gardens show. Peters delivers material from his record–breaking…
DVD $24.95
Samson and DelilahSamson and Delilah (2009)Recommended
A landmark of Australian cinema for many critics across the ditch, this unflinching drama of two Aboriginal outcasts discarded and left to fend for…
DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Gospel HillGospel Hill (2008)
Well–meaning, but congested melodrama set in the Deep South where a corporation selling out the underclass to white developers reignites racial…
DVD $9.95 $7.45
Waltz With BashirWaltz With Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) (2008)Recommended
This striking hybrid animation is an audacious attempt to recall, through anecdote, dream, and documentary, the 1982 Israeli–Lebanon war.…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Brick Lane Brick Lane (2007)Recommended
Multi–layered drama based on the popular Monica Ali novel focuses on the transformative tale of a young woman forced to leave her Bangladeshi…
DVD $34.95
Here to Stay (TV Series)Here to Stay (TV Series) (2007)
An enlightening, culturally pertinent reference point for the current make up of New Zealand society, this six part series revisits a number of key…
DVD $19.95 $14.95, $19.95 $14.95
Ans Westra - Private Journeys/Public SignpostsAns Westra - Private Journeys/Public Signposts (2006)Aro Favourite
Photographer laureate Ans Westra takes to the other side of the camera in this insightful, contemplative retrospective of her photography, and…
DVD $39.95 $29.95
Sione's WeddingSione's Wedding (2006)Recommended
Highly engaging local comedy set among the Auckland Samoan community which charts the misbehaving antics of four laddish buddies (Knightly, Lelisi,…
DVD $29.95
Ten CanoesTen Canoes (2006)Aro Favourite
Beguiling Aboriginal parable from Rolf de Heer is an evocative time–warp of Australia’s rich ancestry, told through the campfire narration of…
Blu-Ray $19.95
Waimate Conspiracy, TheWaimate Conspiracy, The (2006)
With good jest, this disarming rural mock–unmentary unravels the story of a group of local Waimate Maori contesting the ownership of tribal…
DVD $34.95
BlacktownBlacktown (2005)
Rough–edged but rewarding human drama interested in the relationship between a disenchanted married woman and a charismatic Aboriginal man in…
DVD $29.95
Love + HateLove + Hate (Love and Hate) (2005)
Pakistani Muslims and British xenophobes clash in this racially charged prism of disparate cultures and forbidden love. Young love and interracial…
DVD $29.95
SabahSabah (2005)
An impassioned telling of an oft–told culture clash, this concerns a devout Muslim woman’s love for a working class, atheistic man, and the…
DVD $29.95
Whale RiderWhale Rider (2003)Aro Favourite
A stirring, widely–acclaimed adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s novel about a young girl’s struggle to win the approval of her patriarchal…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Daughter from DanangDaughter from Danang (2002)Recommended
A moving and troubling documentary about Heidi Bub, the daughter of an American serviceman and a poor Vietnamese woman, born in Danang and raised in…
Poster (VG) $9.95
The Best Man's WeddingThe Best Man's Wedding (Jalla! Jalla!) (2000)Recommended
A racy comic swirl through the family, romantic, sexual and general personal dilemmas of two Swedish best friends. While one must suffer the…
DVD $24.95 $19.95
Yolngu BoyYolngu Boy (2000)
Three contrasting aboriginal boys from Arnhem Land, North Australia undertake a harsh journey out of loyalty when the petrol–sniffing habits of…
DVD $19.95
BaseballBaseball (1994-2010)Recommended
Ken Burns's celebrated documentary transcends its sporting appearance to deliver an elegant and engrossing social history through baseball over 150…
DVD $79.95
Billy T James Show, The (TV Series)Billy T James Show, The (TV Series) (CUZ FM) (1989)
Episodes from the hit sitcom "CUZ FM", centred around the unique persona of NZ's best loved entertainer. Billy plays a radio personality who…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
MapantsulaMapantsula (1988)Recommended
A disturbingly accurate evocation of township unrest in Soweto, as a young black petty criminal is throne into jail with a militant fraternity whom…
Poster (G) $9.95
NgatiNgati (1988)Recommended
A moving and powerful drama about an Australian immigrant who encounters the spiritual home of the local 'Ngati' or tribe, which triggers his own…
DVD $29.95 $22.45
Utu - ReduxUtu - Redux (1983-2013)Aro Favourite
With lavish technical enhancement and narrative streamlining, this 'Redux' version of the 1983 epic restores its rightful place in the canon of great…
DVD $24.95 $14.95, $39.95 $24.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95 $34.95
Love Thy Neighbour - The MovieLove Thy Neighbour - The Movie (1973)
Card–carrying unionist Eddie Booth, a socialistic avowed racial discriminator who maintains a constant barrage of abuse at his neighbor, a…
DVD $14.95
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird (1962)Recommended
Moving adaptation stars Gregory Peck in an Oscar–winning performance as the genial lawyer who defends an innocent Negro accused of rape in the…
DVD $15 $11.25
Defiant Ones, TheDefiant Ones, The (1958)
That well known image of race–hatred – escaped black and white prisoners unwillingly handcuffed together – originated here, with…
DVD $15 $11.25
Gentleman's AgreementGentleman's Agreement (1947)
Gregory Peck stars in this Academy Award winning melodrama about a writer who, for the sake of research, pretends to be Jewish and becomes a victim…
DVD $19.95 $14.95

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