StrayDustin Feneley
Aotearoa/NZ • 2018 Two damaged strangers fall into a complex intimate relationship in Dustin Feneley’s beautiful and rigorous debut feature, shot in Otago against the breathtaking backdrop of the Southern Alps. "Indelibly beautiful, human and near-perfect" - Stuff Moscow International Film Festival winner, Best Actor 2018 2019 Public screening in Whanganui: Screening time, reviews and trailer >> |
Dog's Best FriendEryn Wilson
Aotearoa/NZ • 2018 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. "Without ever succumbing to soapboxing, this sweet and unassuming portrait is essential viewing for dog-lovers and dog-haters alike." — NZIFF 2019 Public screening in Whanganui: Screening time, reviews and trailer >> |
Pecking OrderSlavko Martinov
Aotearoa/NZ • 2017 This feel-good, feather-ruffling flockumentary follows a group of witty and distinctive poultry obsessives trying to peak at nationals as their 148-year old club crumbles around them. "This is a world of faded Canterbury rugby shorts, missing teeth and free promotional Farmlands caps, and it’s a bloody charming one indeed." — Flicks.co.nz 2019 Screenings in Whanganui (public) & Hamilton: Screening times, review and trailer >> |
One Thousand RopesTusi Tamasese
Aotearoa/NZ • 2017 From the award-winning director of The Orator, comes a visually evocative story about the redemption of a man whose healing hands have also inflicted scars on his family. "Tamasese balances the social-realist drama of Ilisa’s plight with the kind of mystical elements more familiar from the work of Apichatpong Weerasethakul." — Hollywood Reporter 2019 Public screening in Whanganui : Screening time, reviews and trailer >> |
KobiAndrea Bosshard & Shane Loader
Aotearoa/NZ • 2017 This warm and humorous doco about Kobi Bosshard, widely regarded as the grandfather of contemporary New Zealand jewellery, explores his philosophy of life and work, as captured by his daughter Andrea Bosshard. "The work we do comes out of the life we live, so we have to have a life to start with." - Kobi Bosshard 2019 Public screening in Whanganui: Screening time, review and trailer >> |
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