On October 15, 2007, with new anti-terrorism powers, the New Zealand Police swooped on the people of Tūhoe, raiding homes in the small town of Rūātoki in the Bay of Plenty. Among the many arrested under suspicion of domestic terrorism was activist Tame Iti, who stars in the film as […]
WE ARE STILL HERE celebrates the strength, defiance, and survival of Indigenous peoples not only from Aotearoa, Australia and the Pacific, but all Indigenous people around the world. Spanning 1,000 years, WE ARE STILL HERE tells eight stories of grief and resilience as experienced by the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa, […]
WHINA is a love story and drama that explores universal themes of whanau, children, marriage, community and above all, love. Love of the land and of people, in equal measure. WHINA has obstacles to overcome and historical wrongs to right. This film is a uniquely New Zealand story with a […]
Netflix movie filmed in New Zealand and #1 globally for two weeks when released January 20, 2022. New York hairdresser Izzy seizes the chance to work at the wedding of a charming prince, but when sparks between them fly, will love or duty prevail?
When hypertension forces DEA agent Alex Walker (Christian Kane) into early retirement, he decides to move to a tranquil beach he visited years ago. When he arrives, he discovers luxury resorts filling this once secluded island with vacationers… and, the rich and famous criminals of the world. Despite his best […]
Mothers of the Revolution tells the moving true story of one of the longest protests in history, when between 1981 and 2000, thousands of women from around the world came together at Greenham Common to take a committed stand against nuclear proliferation. Minimized by the media, the film reveals the […]
Megan Jones’ 90-minute feature documentary, Six Angry Women, was selected for The Female Eye Film Festival, one of the top women’s film festivals in the world. In 1984, six female terrorists kidnapped an Auckland University Lecturer, assaulted him and chained him to a tree in a violent political action. The event triggered […]
On one blood-stained night a drug deal gone wrong sets off a chain of events for dangerous factions and an innocent bystander, in this action thriller series set in a small tourist town. A six-part series is based written by Michael Bennet. Based on Ray Berard’s 2015 novel Inside the Black […]
A Canadian & NZ Co-lab Thriller TV series. Writer Sarah-Kate Lynch. Maggie and Tom Cabbott move to the town of Pelorus to escape the oppressive influence of Tom’s family. But when he disappears, unsettling facts about Tom soon come to light and the search brings long-buried wounds to the surface. […]
Producers: GFC films Television series. A new TV series from writer Glenn Standring based on his movie The Dead Lands (2014). In ancient Maori times, an undead warrior and a young tribeswoman team up to find a way to stop the evil dead from rising. Read more on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7965440/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
Vai is a portmanteau feature film made by nine female Pacific filmmakers, filmed in seven different Pacific countries: Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Kuki Airani (Cook Islands), Samoa, Niue and Aotearoa (New Zealand). It is about the journey of Vai, played by a different indigenous actress in each of the Pacific countries. In each of […]
A War Story is based on the dramatic events leading up and subsequent to the interview conducted in 1997 by New Zealand journalist Peter Arnett with Osama bin Laden. To arrange the interview Arnett met with bin Laden’s Lieutenants in London. Later he flew with them to Pakistan and on […]
Filmed on location in Fiji, missionary John H. Groberg returns to Tonga in the 1960s with his wife and their five young daughters. When their sixth child is born with a serious illness, the Grobergs face their ultimate test of faith, only to find themselves surrounded by the love and […]
Moana, a comedy-adventure set 2,000 years ago in Oceania is about a spirited teenager who learns that the future of her people is in jeopardy. Along with a loveable pot belly pig and the legendary hero, Māui. Moana searches for a mythical island, traversing the open ocean and encountering mystical […]
Now screening on Whakaata Māori but gained a huge audience on Digital platforms, Ahikāroa is the Māori bilingual series following the trials and tribulations of a group of mates living in Tāmaki. http://www.maoritelevision.com/tv/shows/ahikaroa/S01E001/ahikaroa-series-1-episode-1 https://www.ahikaroa.nz/
Directed by Michael Bennett who also wrote the book. This dramatised version of Teina’s story will break your heart. I’ve just watched the film on the big screen with the crew who couldn’t make it to the first screening a month ago. It is a special piece of non fiction […]
Directed by Peter Burger. This feature tells the story of one man’s courage, his murder and the change in New Zealand’s witness laws that was prompted by his actions. Based on the true story of Chris Crean, who took a stand against gang violence in his community only to become a […]
This is the reason I have been absent from Casting most of the last two years. I hope you enjoy my journey shared with whanau and friends. Direct video link: What are we going to do about Mum? Maori TV Page
Inspired by true events, first-hand accounts and employing actual newsreel footage, this drama follows the aftermath of the Earthquakes that befell New Zealand’s Christchurch between 2010 and 2011, telling a universal story of family, hope and triumph against the odds. Joycie (Rachel House) and Len (Bernard Hill), live in a […]
White Lies submitted for the Oscars as New Zealand’s Best Foreign Language entry. It’s about the nature of identity: those who deny it and those who strive to protect it. Paraiti (Whirimako Black) is a medicine woman. She is the healer and midwife of her rural, tribal people – she believes […]
Mount Zion. starring Stan Walker as Turei. His family are hard-working potato farm workers in rural New Zealand. A talented musician, Turei dreams of his band being the support act for Bob Marley’s 1979 tour. But it’s a dream that challenges the traditions and values of his upbringing and will […]