Aotearoa Movies

  • 2011
    Operation 8

    Operation 8

    Operation 8

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    Operation 8 examines the so-called 'anti-terror' raids that took place around New Zealand on October 15, 2007 - asking how and why they took place and...

    Operation 8
  • 2024
    The Lascar

    The Lascar

    The Lascar

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    At the end of the 18th century, hundreds of Indian sailors, known as lascars, worked amongst European settlers in Aotearoa New Zealand - often under t...

    The Lascar
  • 1997
    Backroom Troubles

    Backroom Troubles

    Backroom Troubles

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    Women talk about the circumstances that drove them to seek illegal abortions and the often traumatic result. Interwoven with historical photographs an...

    Backroom Troubles
  • 2021
    Raids

    Raids

    Raids

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    Based on the treatment of Pacific Island families during the New Zealand Dawn Raids of the 1970’s, this short is an intimate look into a police raid,...

    Raids
  • 2023
    We Are Still Here

    We Are Still Here

    We Are Still Here

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    In a sweeping tale that spans 1000 years and multiple generations – from the distant past to the 19th century, the present day and a strange, dystopia...

    We Are Still Here
  • 2022
    Kāinga

    Kāinga

    Kāinga

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    Eight Pan-Asian female filmmakers’ powerful anthology film illuminates the immigrant experience in Aotearoa New Zealand through the lives of eight Asi...

    Kāinga
  • 2022
    Burning of the Gods

    Burning of the Gods

    Burning of the Gods

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    An airplane lands. A massive cruise boat anchors off the reef, disgorging tourists for tropical island vacations. This postcard paradise depends on pe...

    Burning of the Gods
  • 2022
    Smog

    Smog

    Smog

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    Thick, deadly smog blankets the globe, reducing visibility to less than a few metres. In a secluded farmhouse, a woman and her overbearing husband att...

    Smog
  • 2022
    Beyond Conversion

    Beyond Conversion

    Beyond Conversion

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    BEYOND CONVERSION is a deep-dive into conversion therapy in Aotearoa through the eyes of Kiwi conversion therapy survivors.

    Beyond Conversion
  • 2022
    The Difference Between Pipi & Pūpū

    The Difference Between Pipi & Pūpū

    The Difference Between Pipi & Pūpū

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    When estranged son, Tai, is called home to Aotearoa to his father Putty's deathbed, he is forced to confront a painful past after years of avoiding it...

    The Difference Between Pipi & Pūpū
  • 1981
    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

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    Delegates and workers discuss the issues that effect the Timberworkers’ Union, the reasons for the formation of the Combined Council of Timber Workers...

    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union
  • 2022
    A Morning with Aroha

    A Morning with Aroha

    A Morning with Aroha

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    Aroha wants to share her creativity with her neighbours. Her imaginations come to life for everyone to enjoy.

    A Morning with Aroha
  • 2021
    Perfect Storm

    Perfect Storm

    Perfect Storm

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    On the wild west coast of Auckland in New Zealand we follow one man's enforced isolation. Pacing the beach, he wonders if those dear to him will ever...

    Perfect Storm
  • 1983
    Kinleith '80

    Kinleith '80

    Kinleith '80

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    Covers the 12-week-long strike at Kinleith Pulp and Paper Mill, owned by New Zealand Forest Products in January 1980.

    Kinleith '80