Subgenre Sampler
Rental > New Zealand: 787 Films to Rent
Butterfly Crush (2010)
- Dir. Alan Clay
Feat. Courtney Hale, Hayley Fielding, Sally Kelleher
- Poppy local drama packed with tunes has the titular song and dance duo thrown into turmoil when one member becomes ensnared in a cult.
Captain Amazingly Incredible and the Space Vampires from the Evil Planet! (2010)
- Dir. Karl Burnett
Feat. Roy Snow, Nicko Vella, Karl Burnett…
- Micro–budgeted comic caper from Shortland Street's Karl Burnett has superhero (and pimper of homeless people) Captain Amazingly Incredible do…
Coasters (TV Series) (2010)
- HUNGER FOR THE WILD's Al Brown circumnavigates New Zealand's rugged coastline in search of Kiwi characters and spectacular scenery while cooking up a…
Dave Dobbyn - Beside You (30 Years of Hits) (2010)
- Still going strong after 30 years, New Zealand’s Dave Dobbyn reflects on a career spanning collaborations from Th' Dudes to Bic Runga, songwriting…
Desert (2010)
- Dir. Stephen Kang
Feat. Jane Kim, Andrew Han
- An impressive independent feature from Korean–New Zealand dir. Stephen Kang, whose Auckland–set film observes the quiet desperation of a…
Expedition Antarctica (2010)
- A team of international marine scientists on board the research vessel PV Tangaroa head for the Ross Sea off the Antarctic Ice Shelf in this battle…
Free China Junk, The (2010)
- Dir. Robin Greenberg
- Dir. Robin Greenberg follows her 2008 documentary HULOO with this toothy, humour–filled yarn, circa 1955, of five Taiwanese fishermen who set…
Gordon Crook: A Life in Art (2010)
- Dir. Clare O'Leary
- Thoughtful, and enlightening portrait of ex–pat British artist Gordon Crook, who since 1972 has called Wellington – and Aro Valley…
Holy Roller, The (2010)
- Dir. Patrick Gillies
- Critically–mauled drama from the director of OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR about a debt–ridden preacher who is tricked into starting a church in a…
Home By Christmas (2010)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
Feat. Tony Barry, Martin Henderson, Chelsie Preston-Crayford
- The director of WAR STORIES returns to the subject for this deeply personal yet affecting docu–drama focusing this time on a single story…