New Zealand Movies

When the Cows Come Home introduces audiences to Tilly and Maggie, a pair of cows that musician, journalist, artist and cow whisperer, Andrew...

Short-film about a Māori boy who has a secret desire to be a drag queen and his inability to talk to his father.

The main part of the film takes place by the legendary Lethe River on New Zealand’s wild and wondrous South Island. Back in 1988, one of the...

KURA SHOULDA WOULDA is the 2019 Billy T award winning show by Kura Forrester. Directed by Jessica Joy Wood, filmed and edited by Tim Batt. Performed...

Ghost Bride tells the story of Jason Chen - a young chinese immigrant in New Zealand who keeps his love for Kiwi girl Skye secret from his...

On 28 April 1995, the collapse of a viewing platform at Cave Creek, in Paparoa National Park on the West Coast, caused 17 students and a Department...

A 13 year old girl is raped and murdered in a small country town. Ten years later, the murderer is up for parole and the victim's father has vowed...

Solidarity follows pioneering New Zealand rappers Upper Hutt Posse after they're invited to the United States by the Nation of Islam. They perform...

At once tranquil and bracing, Tu Neill and Jim Speers’ film is a portrait of a seaside town and its vanishing way of life. Though it is now...

With shark attacks on the rise worldwide, surfers are taking the brunt of the bites. To understand why, a one hour SharkFest special relives the most...

An award-winning short exploring man-made impacts on New Zealand’s water cycle.

The film 'Canterbury is One Hundred' was produced by the National Film Unit in 1950 to celebrate the region's centennial. Written and directed by...

MFC's first ski movie displays the beautiful New Zealand mountains that played a key role in developing some of the worlds top Freeride Skiers.

Jinx Sister is a story about Laura (Wiseman) who is convinced she is a jinx. People who get close to her have a habit of dying. She thought fleeing...

Pacific Mother journeys from Japan, to Hawaii, Tahiti, Rarotonga and Aotearoa to share interwoven stories of formidable women who live at one with...

Shelley, an AI writer, is pushing for creative independence, sparking a tense debate with her human writing partner Keenan, who defends the value of...

This 1972 documentary explores the world of a dying generation of Māori female elders or kuia — “the last of the Māori women...

Our documentary crew takes a peek inside the top-secret Christchurch branch of a Kremlin funded internet agency.

A retired couple spend their time digging into the earth beneath their house in search of treasures, until a tremor shakes things up.

When a single mother brings her young boy to church for healing, this lonely pentecostal minister is forced to confront the seemingly incurable...