New Zealand National Film Unit Popular Movie

On Christmas Eve, a nameless little girl reads 'The Monster's Christmas' storybook to her teddy bear, as something sneaks around in the trees outside...

Genre: Family

Cast: Lucy McGrath

Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Peter Bland

Directed by Sam Pillsbury, this 1974 film observes Ralph Hotere — one of New Zealand’s greatest artists — at a moment when...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Hone Tuwhare

The same night as a girl is slain in the woods, the teenagers Sam and Les are robbed of all of their hard earned hens. In the quest for their hens...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Jono Smith

Discovered to be using illegal drugs by a local policeman, the members of the commune kill him and bury him in their garden. After this pivotal...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Denise Maunder

An entertaining look at life in Wellington, New Zealand in the 1960s, giving a colourful impression of Wellington city: hills, winding streets, busy...

Genre: Crime

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Three young people set off on a road trip from Wellington to find a seal colony.

Genre: Drama

Cast: John Anderson

A primer on proper phone manners produced for the New Zealand Post Office.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Banas

A short documentary about freestyle skiing made for the New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Arthur Klap

A visual essay on contemporary Kiwi architecture.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sam Neill

A documentary about the history of settler groups that came to New Zealand from Europe.

Genre: Documentary

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The short tells the story of a drunkard going through alcohol withdrawal, as personified by the Devil. Director Bob Stenhouse takes what could be a...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Grant Tilly

The men of the The 28th (Māori) Battalion are seen returning to Wellington Harbour from WWII aboard the ship Dominion Monarch after their time...

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Cast: Rex Walden

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

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sam Neill

A documentary about the New Zealand theatre troupe "Red Mole".

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Brunton

140 Days Under the World is a 1964 New Zealand short documentary film about Antarctica. It depicts one summer's work by New Zealand scientists in the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bernard Kearns

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

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ray Henwood

A documentary about New Zealanders in Antarctica: researching International Geophysical Year, and supporting the Trans-Antarctic Expedition by laying...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Edmund Hillary

Three Brits travel and settle down in New Zealand, and the film records their hopes, jobs, challenges, and adventures in the new country.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Elizabeth Armstrong

A documentary following the attempt by three young people to be the first windsurfers to cross Cook Strait.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Suzie Gibb