Subgenre Sampler
Rental > New Zealand: 787 Films to Rent
Offensive Behaviour (2004)
- Dir. Patrick Gillies
- Amiable though underwritten exercise in Kiwi bad taste, revolving around one afternoon’s goings on in a block of flats.
The deviants inside…
Second Season (Flying Nun DVD II) (2004)
- Further music–videos from cult NZ record label Flying Nun. Like VERY SHORT FILMS this encompasses the classic early groups like the The Clean…
Sheilas: 28 Years On (2004)
- Dir. Annie Goldson, Dawn Hutchesson
- Utilising the approach of Michael Apted's 7–UP films, this features encounters with the participants of the 1976 New Zealand TV series 'Women'…
Small Samoan Wedding, A (2004)
- Filmed at the Wellington Opera House, this live show is the latest offering from the Laughing Samoans comedy duo.
Treasure Island Kids (2004)
- Dir. Gavin Scott
- Hearty adventure series for kids, based around an island and its most interesting inhabitant: the wacky inventor Conrad Dawson, who has spent his…
Very Short Films (Flying Nun DVD I) (2004)
- A prime collection of music–videos from cult New Zealand music label Flying Nun. From the early days of The Clean and Straitjacket Fits to the…
Wrestling With The Angel - Janet Frame (2004)
- An unique insight into Janet Frame's private world, accurately framing her childhood years, psychiatric institutionalisation, and eventual freedom…
Back River Rd (2003)
- Dir. Peter Tait
- A roughly–hewn thriller set in the backroads of northern New Zealand, where various characters in the dope–growing scene vie for success.…
Behaviours of the Backpacker (2003)
- Dir. Sandor Lau
- Chinese/Hungarian–American film student, Sándor Lau, walked 500km alone from Auckland to Cape Reinga – New Zealand's geographic and…
Christmas (2003)
- Dir. Gregory King
- Structured around a grueling family Christmas in suburban New Zealand, this stark and uncompromising drama is one of the best low–budget…