"I'd never share a rope with him" is about as damning a comment as anyone can make about a fellow mountaineer. Sir Edmund Hillary's words about Earle Riddiford in his last autobiography set the uneasy tone of this nuanced documentary by Earle’s

LOIMATA, The Sweetest Tears (2020)

Jul 30th, 2020 33m 23s

Director Anna Marbrook honours the last voyage of the great waka maker, sailor and mentor Ema Siope, whose journeys between Aotearoa and Sāmoa in search of healing, and her family’s reckoning with systemic abuse, are powerfully documented.Reco

Rūrangi (2020)

Jul 26th, 2020 34m 45s

Premiering their forthcoming web series as a special festival presentation, director Max Currie (Everything We Loved, NZIFF14) and writer Cole Meyers’ queer and trans-celebratory drama swells with character and heart.Recorded Sunday 26 July 20

Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts (2020)

Jul 26th, 2020 28m 12s

A collection of Māori and Pasifika short films curated by Leo Koziol (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rakaipaaka), Director of the Wairoa Māori Film Festival, with guest co-curator Craig Fasi (Niue), Director of the Pollywood Film Festival. In 2020, for

The Girl on the Bridge (2020)

Jul 25th, 2020 24m 35s

In the increasing public discourse on mental health, Leanne Pooley’s inspiring and fearless documentary tracks an extraordinary young woman’s journey from suicide survivor to advocate for those struggling. The fact it leaves you hopeful and wit

New Zealand's Best (2020)

Jul 25th, 2020 28m 16s

For this year’s New Zealand’s Best short film competition, Festival Director Marten Rabarts, Head of Programming Michael McDonnell, and Paris-based Programmer Sandra Reid viewed 78 submissions to make a shortlist of 12, from which renowned dire

Billy and The Kids (2019)

Aug 13th, 2019 28m 10s

Recorded August 4 at Academy Cinemas following the Auckland premiere screening.Audience Q&A with director Mark Albiston in conversation with Sally Woodfield and joined by Billy Graeme and some of the subjects of the documentary Latu, Ali & Nic

Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts (2019)

Aug 12th, 2019 24m 27s

Recorded July 21 at the ASB Waterfront Theatre.Audience Q&A with the six filmmakers in conversation with curators Leo Kozio & Craig Fasi.

In My Blood It Runs (2019)

Aug 8th, 2019 38m 42s

Recorded July 27 at Academy Cinemas following the New Zealand premiere screening.Audience Q&A with director Maya Newell in conversation with Annie Goldson and Jack Gray.

Peter Peryer: The Art of Seeing (2019)

Aug 6th, 2019 40m 15s

Recorded July 28 at ASB Waterfront Theatre following the world premiere screening.Audience Q&A with director Shirley Horrocks in conversation with Jim Barr.

2040 (2019)

Aug 5th, 2019 40m 15s

Recorded July 27 at The Civic following the screening. Audience Q&A with director Damon Gameau in conversation with Roman Travers.

Mo Te Iwi - Carving for the People (2019)

Aug 5th, 2019 15m 21s

Recorded August 2 at Academy Cinemas following the Auckland premiere screening.Audience Q&A with director Robin Greenberg in conversation with Erina Tamepo.

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash (2019)

Aug 5th, 2019 33m 55s

Recorded July 31 at ASB Waterfront Theatre following the screening.Audience Q&A with director Thom Zimny in conversation with Sally Woodfield.

For My Father’s Kingdom (2019)

Aug 5th, 2019 16m 20s

Recorded August 3 at Rialto Cinemas Newmarket in Auckland following the screening.Audience Q&A with Vea Mafile’o in conversation with Simulata Pope.

Helen Kelly - Together (2019)

Aug 5th, 2019 18m 58s

Recorded August 2 at the ASB Waterfront Theatre following the Auckland premiere screening.Audience Q&A with director Tony Sutorius in conversation with Leanne Pooley.

Jawline (2019)

Aug 5th, 2019 22m

Recorded August 2 at the ASB Waterfront Theatre following the screening. Audience Q&A with director Liza Mandelup in conversation with Erin Rogatski.

Vivarium (2019)

Aug 5th, 2019 32m 57s

Recorded July 28 at the Hollywood Avondale in Auckland following the New Zealand Premiere screening. Audience Q&A with director Lorcan Finnegan in conversation with Ant Timpson.

Bellbird (2019)

Aug 5th, 2019 47m 54s

Recorded July 20 at The Civic in Auckland following the NZ premiere screening.Audience Q&A with director Hamish Bennett and producers Orlando Stewart & Catherine Fitzgerald in conversation with Dame Gaylene Preston. Presented in association

A Seat at the Table (2019)

Aug 2nd, 2019 29m 59s

Recorded July 28 2019 at The Civic in Auckland following the world premiere screening. Audience Q&A with directors David Nash & Simon Mark-Brown in conversation with Sam Flynn Scott.

Births, Deaths & Marriages (2019)

Aug 2nd, 2019 13m

Recorded August 1 2019 at Academy Cinemas in Auckland following the New Zealand world premiere.Audience Q&A with director Bea Joblin in conversation with Sally Woodfield.

Animals (2019)

Jul 28th, 2019 27m 51s

Recorded July 25 2019 at the ASB Waterfront Theatre in Auckland.Audience Q&A with director Sophie Hyde in conversation with Robyn Malcolm.Presented in association with Script to Screen.

Judy & Punch (2019)

Jul 28th, 2019 57m 26s

Recorded July 25 2019 at The Civic in Auckland following the New Zealand premiere.Audience Q&A with writer and director Mirrah Foulkes in conversation with Chelsie Preston-Crayford.Presented in association with Script to Screen.

By the Balls (2019)

Jul 28th, 2019 15m 5s

Recorded July 25 2019 at the ASB Waterfront Theatre in Auckland.Audience Q&A with producer and co-director Charlotte Purdy.

Capital in the 21st Century (2019)

Jul 24th, 2019 42m 3s

Recorded July 21 2019 at The Civic in Auckland following the New Zealand premiere.Audience Q&A with director Justin Pemberton and producer Matthew Metcalfe in conversation with Toby Manhire.

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