Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Her Majesty (2001)- Dir. Mark J. Gordon
Feat. Vicky Haughton, Sally Andrews, Anna Sheridan… - A little–known, but sincerely crafted tale is set in 1950s New Zealand around a young girl's (Andrews) infatuation with Queen Elizabeth II,…
Rain (2001)
- Dir. Christine Jeffs
Feat. Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, Sarah Peirse, Marton Csokas… - Adapted from the acclaimed novel by Kirsty Gunn, this visually crafted evocation of a seaside holiday in the 1970s – bach, suntan lotion, whiskey…
This is Not a Love Story (2001)- Dir. Keith Hill
Feat. Stephen Lovatt, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy - Exploring the dynamics of a love–triangle between a soap–opera actor and two women, this local 'DV drama' from debuting dir. Hill catches…
Shifter (2000)- Dir. Colin Hodson
Feat. Colin Hodson, Samara McDowell, Diane McAllen… - A study of loose–ended flatting relations and social paranoia directed by Aro Valley local Colin Hodson. Improvisational in its treatment…
Shirt, The (2000)- Dir. John Laing
Feat. Brian Sargent, Kirsty King-Turner, Jeff Szusterman… - Chiefly the creation of Wellingtonian writer/producer Ross Bevan, this hits hard as a raw study of three career–junkies ‘led’ by a…
Waiting Place, The (2000)- Dir. Cristobal Araus Lobos
- A carefully made 'DV–feature' about two unstable prison–escapers who traverse an overgrown rural landscape towards a rendezvous at an…
Channeling Baby (1999)- Dir. Christine Parker
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Kevin Smith - 'First sight' romance between a blind pacifist and a shell–shocked soldier in the 70s ended in heartbreak after the tragic 'disappearance' of…
Lunatics Ball, The (1999)- Dir. Michael Thorp
Feat. Michael Daly, Jane Irwin, Sarah Ashworth… - Idiosyncratic indie set around a doctor’s efforts to apply his unorthodox ideas in a psych–ward which is slowly coming unstuck. More…
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Temuera Morrison, Nancy Brunning - Alan Duff–scripted sequel to his novel ONCE WERE WARRIORS is as good a sequel as one could reasonably expect. Story continues some years on…
When Love Comes (1999)- Dir. Garth Maxwell
Feat. Rena Owen, Simon Prast, Nancy Brunning… - Earnest tableaux of straight, gay, lesbian and platonic relationships underscored by a music motif and sombre themes of compromise and loss.…
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