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A black comedy set in a suburban New Zealand cemetary and centred around an extraordinary afternoon in the life of an easygoing, likable gravedigger. Under constant torment from his tyrannical boss to work faster, the gavedigger is plunged into turmoil...

A five-yar-old boy, CJ Hurihanginui, reads to the school a story he has just written. His story, a visit to the doctor because of an unusual problem is reconstructed. the boy is 'cured' and his story is a success. The Pancake is an adaptation of...

User Friendly is director Gregor Nicholas' first feature. His subsequent project, short film Avondale Dogs went on to win ten international awards, and his second feature Broken English met with success in both England and the United...

Pain and conflict surface as Juliana still loves her husband. "What we have is different. It's got nothing to do with right or wrong." Juliana feels the pain of age while Adam fights his inner self, his religion and its effect despite his...

Meet the Feebles was director Peter Jackson's second feature film.  He describes the film as "a kind of Rodger Rabbit meets Brazil". Says Jackson, "I decided from the outset to make exactly the sort of puppet film that I...

In 194 Princess Te Puea Herangi had a vision where a fleet of waka (war canoes) each representing major tribes of Aotearoa (New Zealand) would assemble to commemorate the centenary of signing the treaty of Waitangi. 50 years later, on the 6th of...

The small downstairs apartment is a dream come true for Rata (Vanessa Rare), and Ruby (Yvonne Lawley) encourages her agent to rent it to the suitable young businesswoman she sees from her window. With a helpful and friendly tenant to keep an eye on...

In a world where lawns regularly need mowing but where nothing else much grows, life for Gwyneth is linked to the mailbox. The mailbox is Gwyneth's point of contact with fantasy. An unpredictable site delivering mysterious signs and messages from...

Helmed by veteran actor/writer/director Ian Mune (director - What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, director/writer - Billy T: Te Movie), The End of the Golden Weather is based on the play of the same name by renowned New Zealand...

Based on a short story by Frances Cherry, One Man's Meat stars Donogh Rees as a wife teetering on the brink of insanity.  Jo struggles with dinner, the raw meat in her kitchen too much for her to deal with.  She falls into a dream-state and...

Savage has taken over one million dollars at the New Zealand box office in its third weekend of release and remains in the number one position on the charts.  Only thirty-one New Zealand films have previously hit this box office milestone. Savage...

Sam Kelly’s debut feature, Savage, has taken the top spot at the New Zealand box office, from Christopher Nolan’s big-budget Tenet. Since being released by Madman Entertainment on 97 screens on Thursday, Savage has taken over $450,...

River, a new age composer, lives in the solitiude of Tranquility Valley.  There he can record water running and animal noises on his home made recording equipment without fear of interrruption. Life is good for River until Ted, a heavy metal fan...

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT The Minute  is a 7 minute film about two-and-a-half hours of growing paranoia. A man receives a parcel from his wife with a note stating it cannot be opened until midday. "I read a newspaper story about a man who was...

Based partly on two real-life events that happened in Europe, this is a darkly comic film. The butcher leaves his young son to look after the shop so he can go upstairs for a little nooky with his wife. Things explode into a bloody mess what with rent...

The Silent One tells the story of Jonasi, a uniquely gifted young Polynesian man sent from the sea as a baby to grow up in an islolated Pacific village. Separated from the villagers by his silence and their prejudices, Jonasi finds solace in his...

Sylvia Ashton-Warner's childhood was spent in poverty. Her father was crippled. Her mother, with nine other children, taught at an endless succession of schools, to which her growing family trailed after her, sharing hardships and domestic chores...

In director Geoff Murphy's cult sci-fi feature a global energy project has malfunctioned and scientist Zac Hobson (Bruno Lawrence) awakes to find himself the only living being left on earth. At first he lives out his fantasies, helping himself to...

What follows is a riotous comedy of errors as ferry strikes, stolen vans and storms rage against the efforts of the two country lads. As a last ditch stand they call on their Aunty Bird for help. This turns out to be a mixed blessing as Aunty Bird is...

Rosie, a tubby sausage dog, sits on the verandah couch having a sunabthe. Her owner, Mrs Walker, comes out of the house and tells Rosie she'll have to go to the vet and be put on a diet. Mrs Walker calls Rosie to take her to the vet. Rosie imagines...

Beginning in Kathmandu, Trekking with the Gods echoes the experiences of a group of 17 visitors who have come to Nepal to walk in the Himalayan foothills, weaving their way through a country entwined with ancient customs and cultures.

A dramatised documentary based on the experiences of a group of young Māori women in New Zealand. The film tells the story of four street kids' encounters with various government departments, institutions and figures of authority. these include...

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT - Robert Jahnke "The Māori of New Zealand is a member of the Polynesian race whose origin is still a subject of much argument. The consensus of opinion today suggests that the Polynesians reached Oceania from the Asian...

Keskidee, a small Jamaican bird resilient in the face of hardship, is also the name of a self-help black arts centre in London, and the theatre group who work there. Keskidee's actors and musicians were brought to New Zealand to work with...