Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand > Drama: 205 Films to Buy & Rent
Cousins (2021)
- Dir. Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace-Smith
Feat. Tanea Heke, Ana Scotney, Te Raukura Gray…
- Powerful Kiwi drama from the directors of WARU, following the intertwining lives of three Maori women who are cousins.
While one of them is…
Justice of Bunny King, The (2021)
- Dir. Gaysorn Thavat
Feat. Essie Davis, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Amelie Baynes…
- A single mother takes on the bureaucracy of NZ social services in this hard hitting drama, an impressive feature debut of director Gaysorn…
Poppy (2021)
- Dir. Linda Niccol
Feat. Libby Hunsdale, Ari Boyland, Seb Hunter…
- Endearing Kiwi drama about an ambitious teenager who aspires to be a car mechanic despite the hurdles – which include her protective brother…
Reunion (2020)
- Dir. Jake Mahaffy
Feat. Julia Ormond, Emma Draper, John Bach…
- Beautifully–lensed NZ horror shot in a grand old mansion in Lower Hutt, following an academic studying black magic (Emma Draper, DAFFODILS) who…
Savage (2020)
- Dir. Sam Kelly
Feat. Jake Ryan, John Tui, Chelsie Preston-Crayford
- Powerful drama inspired by the history of NZ's gangs, following a young boy in three different stages of life from the 1960's to the 1980's, as he…
Sounds, The (TV Mini-series) (2020)
- Dir. Peter Stebbings
Feat. Matt Whelen, Rachelle Lefevre, Matt Nable…
- Kiwi mystery drama series from writer Sarah–Kate Lynch (800 WORDS), about a Canadian couple who move to the Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere region in…
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…
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…
Vai (2019)
- Dir. Becs Arahanga, Amberley Jo Aumua, Matasila Freshwater
Feat. Evotia-Rose Araiti, Ro Mereani Adi Tuimatanisiga, Agnes Pele…
- Eight connecting moments of seemingly different lives thread together Vai’s journey of empowerment through culture over her lifetime. Beautifully…
Broken (2018)
- Dir. Tarry Mortlock
Feat. Josh Calles, Ruby Grubb, Wayne Hapi
- Logan, an ex–gang leader, is torn between revenge and reconciliation when his daughter Tori is murdered by an opposing gang. Set in an isolated…