Rima Te Wiata

Nellie and Daisy attempt to escape the institution for delinquent girls in 1954 New Zealand, however not only are they caught, it triggers a relocation to a facility on a remote island. The duo become a trio as well-to-do Lou joins them, and life on the island takes shape under the command of devout Matron. The trio rail against the system, dubious of the benevolence of the bible and taking refuge in their blossoming friendship. It’s hard to reform girls who don’t believe they need reforming. However, a sense of doom settles in when experimental forms of punishment take place in the dead of night. Nellie and Daisy plot rebellion, but unexpectedly find themselves at odds with Lou, who is afraid to break the rules.

Lou explains that growing is inevitable.

The little birds receive some sage motherly advice - Look before you poo.

An end of days comedy animation about an amorous cricket and a starving hedgehog who wants to eat the last cricket left in the world.

Elder Birdsong is an animated musical short film in which 3 elderly birds: an ailing Owl, a physically challenged native Tui, and a couple of isolated migratory Korean Godwits sing about challenges of mobility, loneliness, and self-reliance. It is through their humour and dignity that these ageing birds demonstrate their resilience and provoke us to pick up the phone and get in touch with the elderly people in our lives. The film is a collaboration between public health scholars and filmmakers in New Zealand.

¿Quieres dejar a tu pareja pero no sabes cómo? La agencia que han montado Mel y Jen te lo puede solucionar de las más diversas maneras.

Luke huye con un coche robado cuando se encuentra en la carretera a Jon, un escritor que acaba de cometer un gran error con su novia y pretende recuperarla. A ellos se les une en su viaje Keira, una chica que despiden de su trabajo en un restaurante de comida rápida. Con distintas metas, los tres continuarán su viaje en un mini amarillo por las carreteras de Nueva Zelanda.

Ricky es un rebelde chico de ciudad de doce años al que no encuentran hogar de acogida para él, salvo una granja en medio de la nada con una pareja; ella encantadora, él, arisco y solitario. Cuando comienza a sentirse a gusto, un problema imprevisto dará pie a una caza humana por el campo neozelandés.

Si uno descubriera que la casa donde vive está encantada, su primer impulso sería mudarse. Pero, ¿qué ocurre si la ley te impide abandonar el hogar? Eso es lo que le sucede a Kylie, una delincuente temperamental que cumple su sentencia en arresto domiciliario, compartiendo penurias, escalofríos y risas con su madre y con un espíritu de lo más molesto.

A successful young man must return to his childhood small town in Texas to help his father. His father, who's ill, wants him to take over the family business, a dilapidated bar. Secretly the young man wants to burn down the bar because he blames it for the death of his own mother and the illness of his father.

Bliss tells the story of Katherine Mansfield in her early 20s as she leaves New Zealand and begins her journey as a writer.

Sweet, chubby, theatrical Billy was never cut out to be a farmer or a rugby player, but as the only son of a ‘good kiwi bloke’ he’s obliged to try. The cows are stubborn and the chores gruelling but Billy finds escape in a fantasy world playing Lana, heroine of his favourite TV show Adventures in Space. Not everyone approves of Billy's transformation. On the brink of adolescene, he discovers growing up is more complicated than he could ever have imagined.

After bungling his suicide attempt, a bankrupt man accidentally embarks on a career of crime. In search of condoms, he becomes involved in a bank robbery.

A Maori writer meets a trickster spirit guide and conjures new worlds from the words she inks on a page.

The girls and gorillas at a singing telegram company are overworked because it is Valentine's Day. A series of sub-plots - a sexist disc jockey loses his dog and the girls fine it; one of the girls fights for custody of her child; an aspiring opera singer gets her chance to audition; and evil developer demolishes the telegram company's offices, etc, which all adds up to a large dose of confusion.