New Zealand Film Commission Movie Trailers
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A Matter of Time Trailer (2018)
31 December 2018
A social commentary watching the lives of five 15 & 16 year olds as each “slice of their life” is revealed on the hour from 12 midnight until 5am.
The Maintenance of Silence Trailer (1985)
16 July 1985
On November 18 1982, a 22-year old Aucklander, Neil Roberts, daubed a washroom wall with the graffiti slogan: ‘WE HAVE MAINTAINED A SILENCE CLOSELY RESEMBLING STUPIDITY’.
Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye Trailer (2009)
07 July 2009
Len Lye (1901-1980) was a pioneer of experimental animation, and also of kinetic sculpture. This short film dramatically presents 18 minutes inside the head of the artist as a teenager.
Nature's Way Trailer (2006)
25 May 2006
A short thriller about the murder, and its aftermath, of a young girl.
Dangerous Orphans Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
Three orphaned boys - O'Malley, Rossi and Moir - become blood brothers. When they grow up, they plot revenge on the crooks who got away with shooting O'Malley's father.
The Mountain Trailer (2024)
28 March 2024
Sam, a fearless young girl raised outside of her Māori culture, is determined to fulfill her mission of connecting with her mountain.
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen Trailer (2019)
28 January 2019
This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children.
Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
A Maori writer meets a trickster spirit guide and conjures new worlds from the words she inks on a page.
Mauri Trailer (1988)
21 July 1988
Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties.
Free Radicals Trailer (1958)
23 April 1958
In this powerful abstract film with a soundtrack of African drum music, Lye scratched "white ziggle-zag-splutter scratches" on to black leather, using a variety of tools from saw teeth to arrow heads.
Went Up the Hill Trailer (2025)
15 August 2025
Jack ventures to remote New Zealand for the funeral of his estranged mother and meets her widow Jill.
Bitch Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Isabel recalls a trio of relationships: one with a man in the middle of discovering he is gay, one with a man who doesn't like the smell of Isabel's pet dog, and the one with her friend Ruth.
Smash Palace Trailer (1981)
01 May 1981
Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Palace". His French wife, Jacqui, doesn't appreciate the lack of attention due to Al's obsession with cars.
Pack Rat Trailer (2024)
13 October 2024
In rural New Zealand, a fifteen-year-old girl fights to keep her place among the pack of boys she has grown up with.
Crooked Earth Trailer (2001)
23 August 2001
Will Bastion returns home from the army after an absence of 20 years to bury his father, the former chief of thee Maori tribe, Ngati Kaipuku.
Jack Be Nimble Trailer (1993)
15 September 1993
Jack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other after years of adoption.
Mother Tongue Trailer (2024)
06 August 2024
A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job.
Friday Tigers Trailer (2013)
01 June 2013
A young mother struggling with the pressures of study and a dysfunctional relationship finds comfort in the make-believe world she shares with her daughter.
Crush Trailer (1992)
15 September 1992
A car crash blazes a destructive trail trough the lives of three women – an awkward adolescent, a malevolent femme fatale, and a wheelchair-ridden critic.
Help, I'm Alien Pregnant Trailer (2024)
04 July 2024
Mary feels alien pregnant, the doctor thinks it’s probably allergies, only slime will tell.
Time is a Spider Trailer (1997)
26 July 1997
Rummaging through the mementos falling out of her closet, Margaret remembers moments from her life and her marriage to George.
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web Trailer (2017)
13 March 2017
The larger-than-life story of Kim Dotcom, the 'most wanted man online', is extraordinary enough, but the battle between Dotcom and the US Government and entertainment industry—being fought in New Zealand—is one that goes to the heart of ownership, privacy and piracy in the digital age.
Ruby and Rata Trailer (1990)
14 July 1990
Ruby, an 83 year old trying to dodge a retirement home, rents a room to Rata, a solo mum with sidelines in music and benefit fraud.
Vermilion Trailer (2018)
08 November 2018
Darcy, a composer, sees colors when she plays musical notes. When she notices her usually subtle colors changing, she realizes a profound change is upon her.
Desperate Remedies Trailer (1993)
26 November 1993
In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter.
Magik & Rose Trailer (2000)
15 May 2000
As everyone in town gears up for the annual Hokitka Wild Foods Festival, Magik and Rose are locked in a poignant and funny off-beat tale of friendship and fertility.
Perianayaki Trailer (2022)
06 August 2022
Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works.
The Monster's Christmas Trailer (1981)
25 December 1981
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 her window.
Delf Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Two tadpole-like creatures with enormous eyes chase each other around, to a driving techno soundtrack.
Luella Miller Trailer (2004)
25 November 2004
The arrival of gorgeous and enigmatic Luella Miller instantly disrupts the social balance of a small New Zealand town in this spine-tingling psychological thriller.
Lovelock Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
Jack Lovelock won New Zealand’s first Olympic athletics gold medal. He did so in spectacular fashion, winning the 1500 meters at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Yellow Is Forbidden Trailer (2018)
01 November 2018
Celebrated Chinese couturier Guo Pei is perhaps best known for designing the brilliant gold gown Rihanna wore to the Met Ball in 2015.
Saving Grace Trailer (1998)
18 October 1998
Grace is a homeless teenager. She befriends an unemployed carpenter and he invites her to share his flat.
Anu Trailer (2023)
29 July 2023
When a recent widow moves to New Zealand from India, she's forced to confront her grief by completing an ordinary ritual in an extraordinary circumstance: quarantine.
War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us Trailer (1996)
09 May 1996
Seven New Zealand women speak about their lives during World War II: some lost husbands, some got married, some went into service themselves.
Fracture Trailer (2004)
04 September 2004
A young solo mother loves her son and his needs are formost, but she still has room in her heart for her very broken brother, even as her fundamentalist mother rejects her.
Eau de la vie Trailer (1994)
12 May 1994
Catherine is taken to dine at "Eau de la vie" an opulent cafe known for its unusual entertainment. Her business associates Grant and Sarah intend to initiate her into their sordid society and strip her of her innocence.
A Seat at the Table Trailer (2019)
18 July 2019
France makes the most desired, revered and expensive wines in the world. They’ve had centuries to hone their craft.
43,000 Feet Trailer (2012)
22 April 2012
When statistician John Wilkins is sucked out of a plane at 43,000 feet, he calculates that he has exactly 3 minutes and 48 seconds before he hits the ground.
User Friendly Trailer (1990)
18 March 1990
Everyone is chasing a little wooden dog. Old and young, they all think it contains an elixir of life.
Starlight Hotel Trailer (1987)
27 November 1987
During the Great Depression, Kate (Greer Robson) is a 13-year-old girl living on New Zealand's South Island.
Bats Trailer (2018)
12 August 2018
A hazy night in Wellington is lit up with the pulsating colors and sounds of party people exploring their youth and freedom.
Chicken Trailer (1996)
22 April 1996
On the premise that his albums will sell better if he is dead, an aging pop-singer fakes his own death.
Ellen Is Leaving Trailer (2012)
02 September 2012
On the eve of departing overseas Ellen makes the fateful decision to gift her boyfriend a new girlfriend.
The Imploding Self: A Journey Through the Life of Fergus McLafferty Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
A journey through the life of Fergus McLafferty. Fergus needs a role model. He chooses a fish with four legs - an axolotl.
The Orchard Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
One morning, as kids are stealing apples from an old man’s orchard high above a seaside town, an earthquake hits.
Tatau Trailer (2012)
02 July 2012
Tatau is about Siaki (Jack), an elderly Samoan man struggling to come to terms with the lifelong shame of having an incomplete traditional tattoo and the shame of now losing his sight.
Decaff Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
The Film Festival has a bug. The bug is called Decaff. He is short and has an even shorter fuse. He lives in a cinema world and has adventures in all genres.
Egg and Bomb Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
Henry Waghorn and his father Henry Waghorn Senior run a circus of performing chickens, however the chickens’ real value may be more to do with taste than performance.
The French Doors Trailer (2002)
11 April 2002
A man installs a set of French doors during a renovation. What he doesn't know is that the doors harbour a secret.
The Lunatics' Ball Trailer (1999)
01 November 1999
A psychologist with unconventional methods challenges a psychiatric hospital and win the admiration and love of a doctor, but he pulls back due to finding that he has only a short time to live.
Project Fiftyone Trailer (2025)
03 April 2025
A young Afghan-Kiwi couple journey from New Zealand to Afghanistan to change 51 lives, including their own, in honor of those killed in a terrorist attack in their home town of Christchurch.
Blinder Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
A digitally engineered life form struggles with a belligerant operating system. In a skewed look at human/computer relations a belligerent digital light blinds our hero into desperate measures.
Savage Rites: A South Sea Romance Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
The story of Māori-Pakeha relationships during the New Zealand Land Wars. Styles and themes are borrowed from 1920s filmmaking whilst the content is reinterpreted for a 1980s perspective.