Jarod Rawiri

Short-film set in pre-colonial Aotearoa about a young woman's coming of age.

Kevin works in a sardine factory but dreams of sailing the high seas. Upon hearing the call of the wild he begins to build a fantastical boat in his backyard, much to the disdain of his family and friends.

Laundry is a character-driven joyful comedy about a happily married but frustrated woman, struggling to find intimacy due to the demands of raising a family.

A feisty young petrol station attendant attempts to figure out her place in the world.

When the divorced parents of 8-year-old Jacob insist on dressing him in ridiculous clothes to spite each other, he resorts to desperate fashion measures to assert his identity.

The personal story of New Zealand's most beloved entertainer Billy T James. Reveals the man behind the chuckle.

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi’s 6 February 1840 signing. The production drops the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa’s founding document, and uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind its signing. Written by Gavin Strawhan, with Witi Ihimaera, What Really Happened screened on TVNZ for Waitangi Day 2011. Peter Burger won Best Director - Drama/Comedy at the 2011 Aotearoa TV Awards for his work. (from nzonscreen.com)

A random act of violence leaves eight people in crisis, searching for hope and new beginnings, as the Matariki constellation (Maori New Year) rises in the Southern skies.

1980년대 초반, 뉴질랜드 동부 작은 마을의 마오리족 소년이 어린 동생, 사촌들과 함께 이모 집에서 살고 있다. 그러던 어느 날, 갑자기 소년에게 돌아온 아버지는 전쟁 영웅이 되어 활약한 무용담을 늘어놓는다. 물론 그 말은 죄 거짓말이며 아버지는 교도소에서 막 출감한 얼치기 건달이다. 배우이자 화가, 사진작가로도 활동하는 영화감독 타이카 와이티티가 마오리족 출신이라는 자신의 정체성을 반영한 작품이다. 감독 자신이 아버지로 분해 대책 없는 허풍과 온후한 부성의 극단을 오가는 인상적인 연기를 보여주며, 〈E.T>, 마이클 잭슨 등 80년대의 추억에 젖게 하는 노스탤지어 영화다.

One summer’s day, Jayde and Wiremu tag along with their older siblings on a trip to a local swimming hole; young passions ignite by the Rotorua hot pool. Later, tragedy occurs and Jayde faces lost innocence and the ritual of tangi while bearing a secret.

Six Māori Battalion soldiers camped in Italian ruins wait for night to fall. In the silence, the bros-in-arms distract themselves with jokes. A tohu (sign) brings them back to reality, and they gather to say a karakia before returning to the fray. Director Taika Waititi describes the soldiers as young men with "a special bond, strengthened by their character, their culture and each other." Shot in the rubble of the old Wellington Hospital, Tama Tū won international acclaim. Invited to over 40 international festivals, its many awards included honourable mentions at Sundance and Berlin.