Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand: 815 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Births, Deaths & Marriages (2019)
- Dir. Beatrice Joblin
Feat. Geraldine Brophy, Tess Jamieson-Karaha, Sophie Hambleton…
- A cancelled wedding in Upper Hutt in 1994 sets the scene for this chaotic yet surprisingly deft domestic farce made on a credit–card…
Blue Moon (2019)
- Dir. Stefen Harris
Feat. Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Olivia Hadlow
- Shot on entirely on an iphone in and around a Motueka petrol station, this twisty thriller from enterprising indie Mainlander Stefen Harris follows a…
Brown Boys (2019)
- Dir. Hans Masoe
Feat. Hans Masoe, Lagi Farani
- A comedic coming–of–age film about six Samoan men (Peter the Player, Kiligi the Bad Influence, Magele the Tough Guy, Luka the Drunken…
Camino Skies (2019)
- Dir. Fergus Grady, Noel Smyth
- A Kiwi take on the inspirational experience of six pilgrims who embark on the historic 800 kilometre Spanish pilgrimage known as the Camino de…
Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)
- Dir. Justin Pemberton
- NZ filmmaker Justin Pemberton astutely adapts the bestselling book of the same name by French economist Thomas Piketty, which tells the story of 400…
Daffodils (2019)
- Dir. David Stubbs
Feat. Rose McIver, George Mason, Kimbra
- Ambitious screen musical based on the stageplay of same name that threads a bittersweet romantic narrative over several decades through a setlist of…
Dan Carter - A Perfect 10 (2019)
- Dir. Luke Mellows
- An intimate portrait of iconic All Black Dan Carter that traces his journey from rural New Zealand to international rugby superstar.
For My Father's Kingdom (2019)
- Dir. Vea Mafileo, Jeremiah Tauamiti
- Director Vea Mafile'o crafts this deeply personal documentary portrait of her father, a Tongan patriarch whose dedication to pouring large amounts of…
Herbs - Songs of Freedom (2019)
- Dir. Tearepa Kahi
- Passionate celebration of the iconic NZ band Herbs, from the director of POI E. More a social movement than a band, and at one time boasting up to 23…