Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree (1989)- Dir. Martyn Sanderson
Feat. Richard Von Sturmer - A Western Samoan youth finds himself caught between traditionalism and the freedoms of Western culture. Albert Wendt's novel is given the…
Just Me and Mario (1989)
- Dir. Greg Stitt
Feat. Mark Hadlow - Mark Hadlow portrays a repressed individual obsessed with the music and life of Mario Lanza. It's a surreal, blackly comic take on suburban angst.
Kitchen Sink (1989)- Dir. Alison Maclean
Feat. Theresa Healy, Peter Tait, Anagretta Christian - Three shorts from director Alison Maclean. Her 1989 award–winning Gothic horror is here paired with two earlier works, TALKBACK (1987), and the…
Kiwi Shorts Volume 2 (1989-1993)- Dir. William Toepfer, Anthony McCarten, Jessica Hobbs
- Another good sampling of eight short films funded by the NZ Arts Council and Film Commission – also compiled by the good folk at…
Magical World of Margaret Mahy, The (1989)- Dir. Euan Frizzell
- Five stories from New Zealand’s premier children’s writer gets nicely animated – “Keeping House”, “The Three–Legged Cat”, “The…
Send a Gorilla (1989)- Dir. Melanie Read
Feat. Carmel McGlone, Katherine McRae, Perry Piercy - Valentine's Day spells chaos for three women who run a singing telegram company. A whimsical comedy set and filmed on location here in Wellington.
Starlight Hotel (1989)- Dir. Sam Pillsbury
Feat. Greer Robson, Bruce Phillips, Alison Fraser - A young runaway in search of her father and a reluctant fugitive become unlikely partners who manage to keep one step ahead of the police. Shot on…
Colin McCahon - Victory Over Death (1988)- Dir. Judy Rymer
- An award–winning documentary on New Zealand's most controversial and profound contemporary artist, and the social environment that influenced…
Grasscutter, The (1988)- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Terence Cooper, Joel Tobeck, Martin Maguire - A new life and identity in Dunedin proves to be no escape for a former IRA gunman who gave evidence that put 23 fellow terrorists behind bars.…
Kiwi Shorts Volume 1 (1988-1992)- Dir. Grant Lahood, Scott Reynolds, Nicky Marshall
- A good sampling of eight short films funded by the NZ Arts Council and Film Commission, including the classic "The Lounge Bar". Compiled by the good…
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