Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand > Documentary: 295 Films to Buy & Rent
Sam Hunt: Purple Balloon and Other Stories (2010)
- Dir. Tim Rose, Jim Scott
- A bluntly honest portrait of New Zealand's most recognisable poet, with conversation by Hunt – along with friends, relatives, and other talking…
9/11: Blueprint for Truth (The Te Papa Lecture) (2009)
- Dir. Colin Hodson
- Speaking at Te Papa Museum in Wellington, late 2009, American architect Richard Gage presents further evidence (or complete bullshit, depending on…
Barry Barclay - The Camera on the Shore (2009)
- Dir. Graeme Tuckett
Feat. Barry Barclay
- Film critic Graeme Tuckett directs this sensitive tribute to the late Kiwi filmmaker Barry Barclay, who passed away during the production of the…
Birdland with Jeremy Wells (2009)
- Dir. Paul Casserly
Feat. Jeremy Wells
- Offbeat ornithology with the typically droll Jeremy Wells taking the viewer on a tour of some of New Zealand's finest scenery in pursuit of our most…
Chasing The Ghost: New Zealand's P Epidemic (2009)
- Feat. Paul Holmes
- Relevant documentary sees Kiwi broadcaster Paul Holmes investigating New Zealand's 'P' – pure methamphetamine – epidemic, through the…
Fly My Pretties - A Story (2009)
- Dir. Mikee Tucker
- Represents the best takes from the 2009 New Zealand tour, performed, filmed and recorded across ten shows, and is a conceptual extension of the…
He Wawata Whaea: The Dream of an Elder (2009)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- An insightful portrait of 87–year–old Maori teacher and artist Merimeri Penfold, whose lifelong struggle for Te Reo Maori provides…
Land of the Long White Cloud (2009)
- Dir. Florian Habicht
- Loveable loose sequel to Florian Habicht’s Kiwi classic KAIKOHE DEMOLITION finds the engaging filmmaker returning to Northland, where hundreds of…
Line of Fire (TV Series) (2009)
- In–depth documentary series delves deep inside the New Zealand police force's highly regarded Armed Offenders Squad, with interviews and…
Living With Coffee (2009)
- Dir. Diane Abad
- Premiering at the 2009 NZ Human Rights Film Festival, this short yet concise doco highlights the importance of fair trade in an $80 billion industry…