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Laundry is a character-driven joyful comedy about a happily married but frustrated woman, struggling to find intimacy due to the demands of raising a family. 

An intimate encounter with the human face of food, Meat is an astonishing insight into the hidden world behind the supermarket shelves.  Dive into the life and work of four profoundly different meat producers – discover how the food on your...

Tech entrepreneur and owner of the popular cloud service MegaUpload, Kim Dotcom arrived in New Zealand with his family in late 2010. Seeking the ‘quiet life’ in this tiny group of “clean and green” islands in the South Pacific, he...

Gary of the Pacific was written for long time downlowconcept collaborator and muse, Josh Thomson, as a vehicle for Thomson’s dead-pan comedy.     The film also stars American actress Megan Stevenson, from the Comedy Central show...

DIRECTORS NOTES The Tide Keeper is a dance and puppetry film that speaks of one man's fears for the environment and future of humanity. Blending reality and fantasy, I worked with the presence and environmental concerns of my non-performer father,...

The crew of the New Zealand low budget Zombie film Tonight They Come! are filming in a forest location beside a rural in town Central Otago. The troubled shoot goes from bad to worse when key cast and crew are stuck down by a mystery illness contracted...

Alex’s childhood best friend is coming for a visit, but he’s not exactly looking forward to the reunion. He has changed since the last time they met and, despite his girlfriend’s reassurance, Alex isn’t sure he’s ready to...

On a dark night, deep in the New Zealand Forest an Alien Woman is abandoned. She is not alone, her dying son is left with her. The Alien Mother sacrifces her life for her sons, giving him the last of her energy, and alone the Alien boy...

HOME is a gripping story of a close-knit family that’s torn apart, when a mother uncovers the truth about her two adult sons, and the heinous murder that they have committed.   Forced to choose between her love for them and her...

Ron (82) sits in the reception area of a rest home, peering outside and waiting patiently for his son to visit. When Daniel arrives, Ron rises to his feet with excited anticipation. the two of them start to catch up but don't seem to be...

Dominic returns home to Wanganui, a small New Zealand town, to see his family and catch up with childhood friends Kong and Jimmy. The three friends quickly fall back into old habits with a poorly timed mushroom trip and an overly excited parent Dominic...

When I returned from London I went and lived with my parents on our family farm in Hawkes Bay. Both my parents are recently semi-retired. I welcomed spending time with them. As an adult it is a true privilege to get to spend a few months just hanging...

"Rugby and farming are so heavily branded as symbols of national identity that you might wonder what relationship the images bear to real rugby-playing farmers in 2015. Confessed ‘rugby outsiders’, husband and wife filmmakers Chris Pryor...

Director's Statement How can a man crush a child to death, while believing the entire time that he is helping him? This was the most infuriating question, according to news stories that appeared over 12 years ago about an actual faith healing gone...

Ever The Land explores the sublime bond between people and their land through a landmark architectural undertaking by one of New Zealand’s most passionately independent Māori tribes, Ngāi Tūhoe. For the past 150 years, the relationship between...

The film follows three men who have dedicated decades to protecting this important vessel of Afghan culture through 100 years of war, hiding it from the Taleban, protecting it from the ravages of war and Kabul’s extreme weather. Now their project...

In the spring of 2007, 22-year-old Janet Moses was possibly suffering a mental disorder. Her whanau believed she’d fallen under the curse  of a Mãkutu because her sister had stolen a lion statue from the Greytown Hotel in the...

Shmeat is a short animation set in a dystopic New Zealand, where the struggle for food and resources takes a heavy toll on society. A peculiar scientist, Lecta, takes it upon herself to solve this crisis. Using biotechnology, Lecta procures human...

During World War One, Turkey was a German ally. Hoping to knock Turkey out of the war, the British launched an invasion at the Gallipoli Peninsula. As part of the British Empire, colonial troops from Australia and New Zealand fought in this...

The tricky situations we get ourselves into... A sweet and quirky tale which abounds with charm and humour.

KINGSLEY ADAMS, 30s, is moving down in the world. His manager won’t return his phone calls. His new apartment is a dump with dodgy neighbours and his inspiration has dried up. At least Kingsley has his faithful Alsatian PEPPER. But what...

Francis is a struggling aspiring artist who receives an unusual proposition from a mysterious art dealer during another of his fruitless exhibitions. In return for restoring and old oil paiting by an obscure artist, Benjamin Brooke offers to represent...

"I was fascinated by the subculture of SETI@home, in which people all over the world donate their computer power to analyse radio signals for extraterrestrial activity, often building giant servers in their garage or home office. Looking at...

With the work Christmas party finished, workaholic banker Michael has to finish his report but is left wrestling with a faulty printer. Cleaning the apparently empty office is Manut’s job She’s confined her imaginative 9 year old daughter...

This anti-romantic comedy shows Ellen, who on the eve of her departure for foreign shores, receives a thoughtful goodbye present from her boyfriend. This prompts her to gift him a replacement girlfriend, but her plan is far more successful then she ever...

Jacob (8) is caught between two households. His parents Anthony and Gwen have split up and their escalating hostility plays out through the clothes they force him to wear. Nice clothes musn’t travel to the enemy parent, slogan T-shirts become tools...

A rugged, windswept bush-clad island in the Cook Strait, New Zealand, 1900. Joseph is a young lighthouse keeper struggling to wrench a life for his pregnant wife and young boy in the harsh environment. They have run out of conventional fuel for the light...

Far from the city life Jade is used to and ignored by her man-infatuated mother, she struggles to make sense of her isolated setting. Her new ‘brother’ Chance and his threatening behaviour makes things worse. In her search to find her place,...

Ana fights to create a fantasy world for her daughter in a bid to sheild her from the pain of a past relationship. But an unexpected friendship shows Ana that she can merge her not-so-perfect reality with the make-believe world she has created for her...

Charlie, a 7 year old boy from an isolated part of New Zealand, is at a crossroads in life. Too old for an imaginary friend but not quite ready to let him go, Charlie’s father gently pushes him towards the decision to kill his only friend in the...

Filming of Giselle commenced in October/November 2012 in the lead up to  the ballet's premiere in Wellington on 7 November, ahead of a seven centre tour.    Ethan Stiefel (pictured), recently retired world renowned Principal Dancer of...

Anthony Powell is a photographer and filmmaker who specializes in time-lapse images.  His work has appeared in numerous films and TV shows all over the world, including the recent Emmy Award-winning BBC series Frozen Planet. Antarctica: A Year on...

Filmed almost entirely on location in Island Bay, Wellington, Gardening with Soul follows Sister Loyola Galvin, the main gardener for the House of Compassion. Filmmaker Jess Feast (Cowboys and Communists) has been following Sister Loyola over the last...

Once a year New Zealand local councils give householders the opportunity to get rid of all their rubbish that won’t fit in the bin.  The infamous ‘inorganic rubbish collection’ results in piles of household appliances, furniture...

Rusty, the gnarly, sixty-something coach of the Paihana Womens Rugby picks up his nineteen year old star first-five, Phoenix on the way to training. They have been inseparable rugby mates since Phoenix was a child but their friendship is threatened by a...