New Zealand Movies

The Stories of Ruapekapeka, a documentary highlighting Northland's most infamous armed conflict, is hosted by RNZ's Māori Issues Correspondent...

A dramatization of the events at Gallipoli using the letters of the soldiers who were there.

Freshly dumped, the only thing that cheers John up is a weekly delivery of tomatoes from his eccentric neighbour Pat. When John witnesses a home...

A young woman in a desperate situation finds unexpected compassion on a remote stretch of coastline.

Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three cousins spend a lifetime in search of each other.

This is what is written... but this is what exists... so why are we taught to question it?

For Kane Harris and Vera Smith, what starts as an easy task of murder becomes a tangled web of deception and betrayal. Their target, Kane's wife, is...

Mary feels alien pregnant, the doctor thinks it’s probably allergies, only slime will tell.

The courageous story of a tenacious New Zealand woman who would stop at nothing in seeking justice for her brother's murder.

During World War 2, a farmer in New Zealand murders seven people. The police, along with local Maori trackers, hunt him in the bush country.

Drop is a hallucinatory night(mare) out with friends. Chased by shadowy figures, a man tries to outrun both his past and present

An educational short made by the New Zealand National Film Unit for the National Mountain Safety Council to promote awareness of bush safety.

Karanga is a dance and spoken word film exploring the intersectionality of descendants both Māori and Pākehā (European) centred around...

An injured man with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory is found on the shoreline of a remote island by the last remaining members of a once...

A mysterious gift. An ignored warning. A heavy responsibility. A big secret.

A young refugee attempts to reconcile his insular, tranquil new life with his war-torn past on the day of the annual Great Easter Bunny Hunt.

In 1994, New Zealand mountaineer, Mark Whetu, summitted Mt Everest with climbing partner and friend Mike Reinberger. However it was late in the day...

When a mysterious stranger arrives in their isolated coastal town, 10-year-old twins, Kimi and Melody are forced apart. Kimi must find the strength...

A young Māori boy's fascination with war comics hits closer to home than he ever imagined.

In the face of rising anti-trans hate trans actress and singer Brady Peeti embarks on journey of discovery to chart the future by learning lessons...