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UproarUproar (2023) Recommended
Dir. Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett
Feat. Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Minnie Driver
Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…
WhinaWhina (2022) Recommended
Dir. James Napier Robertson, Paula Jones
Feat. Miriama McDowell, Rena Owen, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne
A biopic of the trailblazing female Maori leader, Dame Whina Cooper, whose extraordinary life saw her break gender boundaries, champion innovation,…
CousinsCousins (2021) Recommended
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, TheJustice of Bunny King, The (2021) Recommended
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…
PoppyPoppy (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…
ReunionReunion (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…
SavageSavage (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)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…
BellbirdBellbird (2019) Recommended
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…
DaffodilsDaffodils (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…

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