A tale of dishonesty, desire, and seduction in which Theresa, an innocent young woman open to the most passionate throes of love meets the mysterious John when he arrives in town. Theresa is immediately smitten, brushing aside her lack of knowledge about his past. Though hints of a violence and illicit activity seep into her consciousness, Theresa remains in denial about her dangerous boyfriend, and it is up to her two best friends to disentangle her. See More

Auckland film makers Stewart Main and Peter Wells are sassily opposed to the realistic tradition in New Zealand filmmaking. In Desperate Remedies they strike back with rampant, operatic artifice. Directors/screenplay: Stewart Main & Peter Wells See More

This evocation of the ever-recurring surge of life and death is profound and resonant. Simple living in a classic east coast New Zealand setting that turns out to be not so simple. See More

The memorable true story of a New Zealand woman who became an internationally-acclaimed writer and teacher, was chosen by The Village Voice as one of the ten best films of 1985. See More

A low budget, gently whimsical thriller that stirs tongue-in-cheek memories of a 50s Doris Day under threat. The difference is there is no handsome matinee idol into whose arms the heroine can fall at fade out. Director: Gaylene Preston See More

Peter Elliott sails around New Zealand retracing Captain Cook's voyage of discovery in 1769/70. Travelling on more than 20 different boats and ships, Peter explores the coast line and meets the sailors of today and reveals the events that have formed New Zealand's maritime heritage. Captain's Log is the story of New Zealand's love affair with the sea. After rounding Cape Reinga, Peter sails down what Cook called the 'desert coast" and crosses the dangerous Kaip... See More

Peter Elliott sails around New Zealand retracing Captain Cook's voyage of discovery in 1769/70. Travelling on more than 20 different boats and ships, Peter explores the coast line and meets the sailors of today and reveals the events that have formed New Zealand's maritime heritage. Captain's Log is the story of New Zealand's love affair with the sea. On board the oil tanker Kakariki Peter "threads the needle" on Otago Harbour to get to Dunedin where he investi... See More

Peter Elliott sails around New Zealand retracing Captain Cook's voyage of discovery in 1769/70. Travelling on more than 20 different boats and ships, Peter explores the coast line and meets the sailors of today and reveals the events that have formed New Zealand's maritime heritage. Captain's Log is the story of New Zealand's love affair with the sea.
Peter travels from Mercury Bay to Thames and then up to Auckland on two historic boats and discovers why pres... See More

Peter Elliott sails around New Zealand retracing Captain Cook's voyage of discovery in 1769/70. Travelling on more than 20 different boats and ships, Peter explores the coast line and meets the sailors of today and reveals the events that have formed New Zealand's maritime heritage. Captain's Log is the story of New Zealand's love affair with the sea.
Peter's voyage of discovery starts at the spot near modern-day Gisborne where Captain Cook first landed in 17... See More

The most entertaining film to emerge from the current New Zealand film renaissance and a total classic, easy Rider meets the Keystone Kops, making the 'yellow mini' world famous in New Zealand. Director: Geoff Murphy See More

Michael Tucker is programmed into killing his parents by genetic surgeon Dr Archer Howell and is incarcerated in a psychiatric institution for the crime. Years later Michael and friends travel to an isolated island where Howell now runs Trans Cranial Applications, experimenting on humans and turning them into mutant killing machines. Michael must have revenge on Howell for the death of his parents and also stop him for the sake of mankind. Director David Blyth See More

This movie must rate as the most powerful, expert and audience-appealing film yet to be wholly conceived and executed in New Zealand, a story of two peoples seeking revenge (utu) in 1870s war torn New Zealand. See More

To categorise Constance as a psychological drama is accurate on one level, but the movie is richly multi-level. You feel as if you have seen a real movie. Director: Bruce Morrison See More

This film was released with the warning 'This film contains punk cult material!' Angel Mine signalled in celluloid the arrival of punk and met with the kind of controversy you'd expect and more. Director/writer: David Blyth See More