Original Music Composer
Darcy, a composer, sees colors when she plays musical notes. When she notices her usually subtle colors changing, she realizes a profound change is upon her. Over a summer month, Darcy creates a time of music and reflection that help her make a final choice.
Himself
Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and traditional Māori music. “Poi E”, composed by Dalvanius and Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi and performed by the Patea Māori Club, remains the only song in Te Reo Māori to reach No 1 in the charts, over 30 years since its 1984 release.
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아버지가 부족장인 16세 소년 홍이는 부족원들과 함께 다른 부족장의 아들인 위레파가 이끄는 전사 패거리를 맞이한다. 이들은 오래전 전투에서 전사한 자기네 조상의 유골을 찾아 장례를 치르러 온 것이다. 그러나 조상의 유골을 찾은 위레파는 엉뚱하게도 조상의 해골에 배설을 하고, 그 죄를 홍이에게 덮어씌운다. 부족장인 홍이의 부친은 홍이를 죽여서 죗값을 갚겠다고 하지만, 위레파는 이를 거절하고 복수전을 선포하고 돌아간다. 그리고 그날 밤, 위레파의 무리는 홍이의 마을을 습격해 홍이의 아버지를 포함해 남자들을 모조리 죽여 버린다. 가까스로 살아난 홍이는 복수를 다짐하며 위레파 무리를 따라나서고, 위레파 무리는 좀 더 빨리 자기네 부족에게 돌아가려고 지름길로 괴물이 지배한다는 ‘죽은 땅’을 가로질러 가기로 한다. 한편 홍이는 ‘죽은 땅’의 괴물에게 복수를 도와달라고 찾아간다. 괴물은 원래 위대한 전사였지만 과거에 분노에 휩싸여 자기 손으로 자기 부족을 몰살한 뒤로, 자기 땅을 침범하는 자들을 모조리 죽이며 괴물처럼 살아가고 있었던 것이다. 그는 자신의 슬픈 과거사와 묘하게 비슷한 홍이의 사연을 듣고는 그를 도와주기로 한다. 그리고 둘은 함께 위레파 무리를 뒤쫓기 시작하는데…
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GISELLE is acclaimed director Toa Fraser's interpretation of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's production of Giselle. The classic story of love, erotism and death has been reinterpreted by Fraser to include both the on stage performance of the ballet, and an off-stage romance – interwoven with the ballet – that tells of two itinerant dancers, separated by time, distance and their abiding love for each other.
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Adapted from Renee's 1995 novel Does This Make Sense to You?, the TV movie lays bare the pain caused by forced adoptions inflicted on unwed and teenage mothers in 1950s and 60s Aotearoa
Original Music Composer
“윤회를 다룬 시나리오에 끌린 이유 중 하나는 내가 피지 혈통이란 점이다. 굳이 윤회나 환생을 염두에 두지 않더라도 우리는 새 한마리가 앞마당에 날아들 때면“아, 할머니가 밖에 오셨네.”라고 말하곤 한다. 일요일마다 교회에 가고 천주교의 교리에 따르지만 동시에 우리 주변의 동물들과 영혼들과의 관계를 자연스레 여긴다. 에드워드 왕조 시대의 영국을 배경으로 한 는 환생과 이를 받아들이는 사람들에 대한 이야기다. 자신의 전생에 대한 절대적인 믿음을 가진 한 남자와 전생에 회의적인 태도를 보이는 남자가 만난다. 영화는 그들이 화해하고 서로를 받아들이는 과정을 담아낸다.
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Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do anything to win. Together they are just two of the competitors in a gruelling endurance contest to win a car - whoever keeps their hand on it the longest wins. As the sleepless days wear by, what price will they pay for winning this competition?
Original Music Composer
A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore...
Musician
Unreasonable rhymes, preposterous characters and enchanting music come together in this remarkable animated short film of twenty-five delightful, surreal songs. Featuring music by Bend with a star line-up of New Zealand artists: Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Don McGlashan, Bic Runga, Boh Runga, The Topp Twins, Dave Dobbyn, Jenny Morris, Renée Geyer, John Clarke, Ché Fu, King Kapisi and Chris Knox.
Original Music Composer
Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.
Original Music Composer
In 1942 Wellington, Daisy Edwards, 16 and pregnant, relies totally on her just-wed husband, Ed, who is little older than she. Ed is suddenly drafted into the army and is to be sent overseas to battle while Daisy is sent to her father in Auckland. When Ed's leave is cancelled at the last minute he takes the dangerous decision to go absent without leave to be with Daisy on her journey home. As a deserter, Ed is hunted, captured and imprisoned. Life inside is bad enought without the worry of what is going on outside. The film is based upon a true story.
Original Music Composer
뉴질랜드의 한적한 시골, 1남 4녀 중 둘째딸로 태어남 자넷(Janet Frame as a child: 카렌 페구슨 분)은 잔뜩 부풀려진 빨간 머리와 뚱뚱한 몸매 그리고 못생긴 얼굴로 친구들에게조차 소외당하는 천덕꾸러기다. 친구들의 관심을 끌고자 아버지의 돈을 훔쳐 눈깔사탕을 한웅큼 사서 친구들에게 나눠주지만 무서운 선생님에게 들켜 자넷(Janet Frame as adolescent: 알렉시아 케이 분)의 작전은 물거품으로 돌아가는데...
Original Music Composer
An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to New Zealand to start a new life, leaving behind his eldest son. Although his wife and two young boys are also in New Zealand, they are no longer together, and he has a new love interest. After some eight years his past catches up with him when former comrades show up, intent on extracting revenge. After two nearly successful attempts by them (in Dunedin), the action moves to a final confrontation and shootout in the hills above Queenstown.
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The zenith of Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair's legendary Front Lawn collaborations, this iconic Kiwi short follows two men and one woman on a rainy night at a deserted bar. Pivoting on amnesia and woven together by music, two timeframes are seamlessly combined and a darkly humorous plot unfolds. The film had a wide international release (Ireland to Norway, Germany to the USA) and was a finalist in the inaugural American Film Festival.
Writer
The zenith of Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair's legendary Front Lawn collaborations, this iconic Kiwi short follows two men and one woman on a rainy night at a deserted bar. Pivoting on amnesia and woven together by music, two timeframes are seamlessly combined and a darkly humorous plot unfolds. The film had a wide international release (Ireland to Norway, Germany to the USA) and was a finalist in the inaugural American Film Festival.
Director
The zenith of Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair's legendary Front Lawn collaborations, this iconic Kiwi short follows two men and one woman on a rainy night at a deserted bar. Pivoting on amnesia and woven together by music, two timeframes are seamlessly combined and a darkly humorous plot unfolds. The film had a wide international release (Ireland to Norway, Germany to the USA) and was a finalist in the inaugural American Film Festival.
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The zenith of Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair's legendary Front Lawn collaborations, this iconic Kiwi short follows two men and one woman on a rainy night at a deserted bar. Pivoting on amnesia and woven together by music, two timeframes are seamlessly combined and a darkly humorous plot unfolds. The film had a wide international release (Ireland to Norway, Germany to the USA) and was a finalist in the inaugural American Film Festival.
Original Music Composer
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.
