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Subgenre Sampler
Pacific Rescue (1995)- Framed around the infamous 1994 rogue storm which hit 40 vessels and aircraft at sea, this is the story of the largest ever sea rescue in the South…
Putting Our Town On the Map (1995)- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- An eye–opening documentary about how many New Zealand towns create prominent versions of local icons in their search for distinction and…
War Stories (War Stories our Mothers never told us) (1995)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
- Remarkable documentary manages to compel almost exclusively via the spoken word as seven elderly women offer candid yet articulate and boldy frank…
Xena - Warrior Princess (TV Series) (1995-1996)- Dir. Charles Siebert, Anson Williams, Gary Jones
Feat. Lucy Lawless - Spinoff to the iconic 1990s 'Hercules' series, that became a cult in its own right. Mixing slapstick action and snappy one–liners into a…
Heavenly Creatures (1994)- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse - Peter Jackson follows his zombie trilogy with this Oscar–nominated tour–de–force based on the Parker–Hulme murders of the…
Jack Brown Genius (1994)- Dir. Tony Hiles
Feat. Timothy Balme, Lisa Chappell, Edward Campbell… - A forgotten turkey from Peter Jackson’s ‘Wingnut Films’, this goofily offbeam tale concerns a modern–day inventor of contraptions,…
Once Were Warriors (1994)
- Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Julian Arahanga… - As sensational as it is important, Lee Tamahori's adaptation managed to transform Alan Duff's relentlessly down–beat novel about domestic…
Act of Murder (1993)- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
Feat. Miranda Harcourt - A riveting look at NZ actress Miranda Harcourt's impressive solo theatre show 'Verbatim' (written by William Brandt), which was derived from…
Alex (1993)- Dir. Megan Simpson
Feat. Lauren Jackson, Chris Haywood, Josh Picker - Fact–based story about teenager Alex Archer, who overcame rivalry and tragedy to win selection for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. Evocative of…
Bread and Roses (1993)- Dir. Gaylene Preston
Feat. Genevieve Picot - A gracious tribute to the post–war generation of New Zealand women, Gaylene Preston does a job worthy of her forebears in charting the early…
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