Top Ten Kiwi Films (i.e. from New Zealand)
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- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsAnzac WallaceBruno LawrenceTim ElliottIn 1870, a Maori warrior working with the British finds his village massacred, and vows revenge.
- DirectorBarry BarclayIn the summer of 1955 a friendly dolphin swam with the children at Opononi in the Hokianga Harbour, rousing national interest.
- DirectorBarry BarclayStarsKeri KaaIndigenous farmers in Peru, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Australia and New Zealand share their intimacy with the land and the seeds they have nurtured for generations; global corporations attempt to 'own' the intellectual property of seeds.
- DirectorJane CampionStarsHolly HunterHarvey KeitelSam NeillIn the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsBruno LawrenceAnna Maria MonticelliGreer Robson-KirkAfter the break-up of his marriage, a racing driver sets out to get back his daughter - at any cost.
- DirectorLeanne PooleyStarsDouglas WrightNeil IeremiaShona McCullaghDouglas Wright escaped small town New Zealand by punishing his body with drugs, alcohol and eventually, extraordinary dance; but facing death, the world renowned choreographer struggles to exorcise demons even he can't dance away.
- DirectorJane CampionStarsKerry FoxAlexia KeoghKaren FergussonJanet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Explore Janet's discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim.
- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsJames RollestonTe Aho Eketone-WhituTaika WaititiBoy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
- DirectorFlorian HabichtStarsWarwick BroadheadNiamh PerenA documentary exploring the life of performance artist Warwick Broadhead in which he plays all the interviewees, including God; through artifice he shares deep personal revelation.
- DirectorFlorian HabichtStarsUncle BimUncle BimmBen HaretukuIn Kaikohe, a small, poor, but vibrant town in the far north of Aotearoa, locals interviewed in the thermal hot springs participate in demolition derbies.