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Join us on a journey around Auckland oceans and beaches, uncovering the impacts of fisheries on ocean ecosystems in New Zealand. Discover the balance we need to protect ocean life and appreciate the beauty of our marine life.
Jamaica Moana, proud Māori (Ngāpuhi/Tainui) and Samoan, Ballroom icon and non-binary rapper is a cultural force, in this intimate portrait of her journey through creating her deeply personal debut EP.
Documentary following an attempt to find, net, and train a bottlenose dolphin for Napier marine mammal park Marineland.
Made as a part of 48 Hour Film Challenge in Wellington.
Two migrants from "Home", John Hawthron and Andy Henderson from Scotland, meet on a road building gang. John has not yet made his fortune in the new country, but he eventually builds up a large transport and accommodation business and marries Mary, the daughter of a local landowner, despite the presence of a villainous local lawyer. Lost film
The viewer is invited to watch an odyssey-like animated movie studio tour and audition led by celebrity action figures found in opportunity shops and bargain stores in Newtown, Wellington. The project continues Heynes’ ongoing exploration of discarded Hollywood marketing, merchandising and special effects, as well as 'legacy' technology from the age of Standard Definition. Heynes practice is given further context by it's proximity to Wellywood, the name given to the film industry in Wellington, New Zealand.
A young, disinfranchised and manipulative woman, Jude, sets out for revenge after serving six months in rehab.
To the sound of Vuvuzelas, a pair of hands sift through a crate of 12" records with the practiced movement of a collector.
A popular productions collaboration with Samuel Holloway. An experimental essay film shot in shot in New Zealand, Berlin & Warsaw featuring material shot at sites including Warsaw Archives and Pawiak Prison c.2000. Featuring a collection of video and film footage, third revision openly fluctuates between blur and displacement of image and focus; often the images are re-filmed off the computer screen and are further ‘corrupted/compromised’.
Janet Lilo's Untitled (2019) takes as its central motif a tree, photographed through the seasons. Together with the sound of a school haka performed by children and the image of a fire, the work quietly reflects on the disbanding of one home and the creation of another.
Marianne is getting ready for a dreaded family dinner when two mysterious young girls appear, wanting her to play with them.
Comedy short film shown on Eat Carpet. Director and information currently unknown.
A bedridden woman being cared for by her daughter, is preyed on by an unseen creature.
In March and April 1921 several weeks were spent by Elsdon Best, Johannes Anderson and James McDonald, of the Dominion Museum, at Koriniti, Hiruharama and Pipiriki in the Whanganui River valley. The scenes in this film record games such as skipping and string games, crafts such as dyeing and weaving of harakeke, cultivation and fishing. The making of hinaki for eels and the setting of traps in the weirs are shown in detail.
When a woman’s ambitious nature-led project clashes with local iwi, she is forced to confront the idea that she has been too far from home, too long.
After the discovery of a strange mineral in a remote limestone quarry, a group of surveyors are sent in to investigate. Their analysis begins. Things start to shift. The lights go down. The film begins.
Tess Mitchell seeks to fully understand her infamous grandfather, printmaker and publisher Bob Lowry. Using the unconventional medium of performance documentary, she uncovers the story of a troubled but truly revolutionary New Zealander.
Through Tatau, Laman explores his disconnection from family and community while learning the importance of belonging and how to navigate that through cultural traditions.
Set in a small New Zealand beach town, it follows 20-year-old Noah, a young man plagued by constant discrimination after being publicly outed with HIV. During this film, we see him reconnect with Max, the boy who he once loved and who he acquired HIV from.
A short romantic comedy of the bittersweet variety. The latest offering from HVHS Film.
This footage of the 1984 hīkoi (march) to Waitangi was made by Merata Mita with the intention of producing a documentary about this historic occasion. It was begun during an incredibly busy time for Mita – who had achieved international attention for her groundbreaking documentary *Patu!* (1983) about the 1981 Springbok tour – and launched several other projects including her feature film *Mauri* (1988).
Life's tough. It's ok to take time out... Stop-frame short by New Zealand Filmmaker Tom Reilly.
In the midst of inter-tribal warfare in the early 1800s, a young Māori girl is separated from her mother. In her journey to safety, she befriends a young man who has also been separated from his family, his whānau.
An exploration of corporate capitalism, utilising clips from various films and set to the music of Thom Yorke. Inspired by John Rising's films (@HighEnquiries).
Drawing on extensive archival material, Annie Goldson has pulled together a raucous and entertaining portrait of the radical and boundary-pushing New Zealand theatre troupe Red Mole.
Western Samoa, Lotus Land of the Pacific, is administered by New Zealand under United Nations trusteeship. The Administration brings to the Samoans those European services which will benefit them, and aids them in preserving all the best of their own ways of living. With modern amenities at hand, Samoan life goes on much as it has always done in the thatched villages amid the groves. The slim canoes still glide in from the fishing grounds, the food is cooked in ovens of heated stone, and the flower-decked girls sing and dance beneath the palms.
Called a disruptor, navigator, transformer and visionary, Moana Jackson was many things to many people. Towards the end of his battle with cancer he sat down to talk about his life and groundbreaking work in Māori criminal justice and constitutional reform with broadcaster and ‘niece’ Moana Maniapoto.
When a Solomon Islands teenager encounters bullying and microaggressions at school, she must take fate into her own hands with assistance from her family’s guardian spirit.
History Man takes a journey through the life and work of New Zealand's most popular historian, Michael King. With a career that spanned more than three decades and books that strengthened a nation with it's history, at the time of his death Michael King was one of New Zealand's most beloved writers. King's ability to cross cultural boundaries and delve deep into sometimes controversial areas greatly enriched New Zealand's recorded history. His tragic death early in 2004 was an enormous loss to this country. His insatiable curiosity fed New Zealand an extraordinary run of books, culminating in his last, The Penguin History of New Zealand, which was a publishing sensation. History Man, a feature length documentary, follows in the steps of Michael King on a journey through his own past - to childhood places where the sense of New Zealand and his own New Zealand-ness first struck him, the places his work steered him, and some of the characters he met along the way.
On December 9, 2019, New Zealand's most active volcano erupted, engulfing 47 day trippers in a toxic ash cloud. 21 lost their lives that day and in the following weeks. Whakaari: A Heroes' Story paints a picture of the chaos and the bravery, and the complex rescue mission to save those stranded on the island.
Yakel 3D explores the fragility of one of the last primitive culture left today, employing the hi-tech cinematic story-telling device 3D.
Using natural elements and sounds, this experimental film explores the connection between the body and land.
New Zealand's oldest surviving film shows a troop of horsemen from the Boer War Second Contingent in camp at one of the open days held before their departure at Newtown Park, Wellington, likely 13 January 1900. (https://ngataonga.org.nz/)
Whiskey Tango Forest tumbles down the rabbit hole of friendship and art without answers or method. Domestic scenes turn out Zen-stupid, while forests, creeks, and creatures exude intensities = X. When it seems Ada and Ralph might be falling in love, nothing of the sort happens. Nothing happens, but everything changes. A cryptic tribute to the history of anti-cinema, Whiskey Tango Forest is a film about houses and water tanks, and what we sense might just have happened there, perhaps another sugar holiday for the diabetic patient.
In a rough neighbourhood, a volatile teenager struggles to detach himself from the influence of his imprisoned father. Attracting the sympathy of the girl next door and given direction by a local mechanic, the boy starts to glimpse an alternate path for himself. But as the trio spend more time together, the boy’s violent emotions re-emerge, threatening to destroy his chance of a new beginning.
Amanda Millar’s moving documentary celebrates the enduring legacy of Celia Lashlie, a passionate advocate for social interventions that equipped those long deprived of choice with the tools for responsible decision making.
Told over the space of a day and through the eyes of 11 year old Utah, The Dump is a comedy/drama about a boy and the gradual bond he develops with his estranged dad Orlando, the sole employee at a tiny rubbish dump in rural New Zealand.
Abandoned houses filled with useless old junk. Empty streets in deserted suburbs. And why do the airplanes seem to only be heading west? ‘Baseball’ is a cryptic and hypnotic fever-dream of a world out of sync. Like picture postcards from a parallel universe, a series of static and surreal vignettes reveal the lives of a loose knit group of teenagers trying to find sense in emptiness.
Shot in black and white and filmed in the Samoan language, Sima Urale's debut short film was the first film by a Samoan woman director. O Tamaiti is the story of a young boy forced to play parent in devastating circumstances. According to NZ On Screen, "O Tamaiti marked a powerful debut, winning an impressive trolley of awards, including best short at the Venice Film Festival, Best NZ Short, and another at the Chicago Film Festival".
Solar flares erupt from the sun - headed for earth - and giant meteors rain down on the planet. Meanwhile, a young girl is dreaming it all before it happens. Or is she? A sci-fi thriller shot in beautiful New Zealand.
A third generation NZ born Niuean Female surfer, visits her Island of heritage for the first time only to discover there is no surf on Niue. But Mella's visit opens her eyes to the island's other beautiful qualities, the magical water, warm people, and clean unpolluted land. However she also discovers the low population has left the countries future hanging by a thread. This documentary is a record of Mella's journey to regaining her identity and first steps at becoming part of the solution in Niue's restoration of itself.
The Sisters of Compassion have lived in the remote village of Jerusalem / Hiruharama on the Whanganui River in New Zealand for 120 years. Today, only three nuns remain - their legacy on the river is coming to an end. This is a complex world of powerful dualities; Maori & Christian spirituality, parties & prayers, pig hunting and perfume appreciation... Over the course of a year, the film follows the journey of Sister Margaret Mary, the newest Sister to Jerusalem, who is a regular volunteer at the local school. Through an intimate, observational gaze, the film is captivated by the spellbinding personalities of the local kids, whose humour and unique philosophies transcend the harsher realities of life. Throughout all seasons, the Sisters’ daily practice of compassion engages with the traditions of local Maori. Together they must learn to navigate lifeʼs heartbreak and joy.
Still Small Voice is a thriller comedy film by ONE-0-ONE Productions. The production started filming on the 28th of September 2009. The movie was released on the 11th of December at the 33 Events Center in Whangarei. It was filmed in Whangarei,NZ.
Gaylene Preston's documentary on writer Keri Hulme — filmed two years after Hulme shot to global fame thanks to her Booker Prize-winning novel The Bone People — is both a poetic travelogue of Ōkārito (the township she lived in for 40 years), and a sampler-box of musings on Hulme's writing process, whitebait fishing, the supernatural, and the 1200 pages of notes for her next novel, the elusive Bait. Leon Narbey's camerawork is aptly alert to the magical qualities of the coast, from the resident kōtuku to the surf and birdsong peppering Hulme’s crib.
'This is Glamour', showing in 'Diaspora Rendered' curated by Tanu Gago. A compilation of collaborative digital works by Tanu Gago and members of FAFSWAG Arts Collective. Adopting cultural motifs into a digital canvas, Diaspora Rendered holds a critical perspective of what it can mean to participate in a growing displaced population of Moana dreamers, as a compilation of digital moving image works. This Is Glamour 2022 features members of Aotearoa Ballroom, House of Coven Aucoin and Stellar Pritchard.
Lovecraftian terror meets New Zealand flatting culture when an indescribable object invades a flat of antisocial 20-somethings
A surefire fix for animal lovers and a valuable sketch for skeptics, this warm doco from Kiwi director Eryn Wilson offers us intimate access to an Aussie rehab centre for troubled dogs.
Filmmaker Simon Ogston hits the road with NZ writer, poet, indie-rocker Bill Direen as he explores the cultural landscape and presents a series of strikingly diverse live performances.
Two once successful filmmakers, Dylan and Mike are desperate to blow up by staging an alien sighting in a local field where rumors of aliens have circulated before. Mike shells out a couple of eager locals, Scott and Wayne, to take part in the staging. Unfortunately, the locals have other plans to mug the duo for a few big lights and a high end camera.
When a Maori teacher reluctantly accepts the task of teaching two strangers, he is forced to confront and reconcile with his past by unearthing family secrets.
In 1954 celebrated photographer Dorthea Lange traveled to rural County Claire in Western Ireland on an assignment for Life Magazine. The photos she took there captured a way of life fast vanishing and a people hardened, but not broken, by poverty and grueling labor. 44 years later filmmaker Dierdre Lynch returned to Lange's subjects and found that the world of Lynch's photographs had changed, but that the people, more fragile now and weathered by age, still maintained their vitality and spirit. This loving and sensitive portrait of humanity, by times tragic and bittersweet, yet life affirming, took four years to edit, and the final cut is worth the effort.
The distortions of time and memory seen through parenting and motherhood, pain and abandonment, yearning and regeneration.
This short animated comedy offers up a pre-Wellywood tale of Hollywood coming down under. In the fictional West Coast town of Whatawhopa, a horror movie film crew has arrived to take advantage of the town's persistent rain. When the forecast fails, the town’s lazy fire fighters — “burning and yearning for a fire”— are finally sparked into action.
Never-before seen footage of the construction of a 150 t.p.d Paper Mill at Broderick Falls, Kenya - from Start of Construction in Dec. 1971 to startup in early 1975.
Britten: Backyard Visionary documents the maverick motorcycle designer as he and his crew rush to create an even better bike for the next Daytona.
Not just another night in the city, a tale untold revealed; perhaps helplessness is a disguise.
A Simple Series of Recordings doesn't have a traditional narrative and neither does it use any dialogue. Instead, this short film utilizes experimental colour and sound design to create an alien and eerie atmosphere.
When encouraged to return to their Marae, a gentle non-binary person decides to go back to their tūrangawaewae despite uncertainty that they’ll be accepted for who they are. A takatāpui non-binary person has decided to go home to their marae for the first time since coming out to their everyday community. They have borne witness to homophobia and transphobia in the past from their family, and they’ve seen it on the whānau Facebook pages, so they don’t know how it’s gonna go.I think that the main character was right in being nervous to go home, because it was what they thought it was going to be. But then they find acceptance in an unexpected place.
Scientists perform an autopsy on the best preserved mummy ever discovered: that of a Han aristocrat named Lady Dai. More than 2000 years after her death her flesh is still resilient and the blood in her veins is still red. What can she tell us about life in ancient China?
In the unforgiving backdrop of a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a lone figure embarks on a dangerous journey through epic landscapes, perilous scrapes, and strange situations, all to spread the gospel of nuclear salvation.