The Footstep Man (1992)
Jun 20, 2010Ghost Emerges from a Film
A New Zealand-made film where a sound effects artist is haunted by the ghost of a woman who steps out of a biopic about Henri Toulouse-Lautec that he is editing
NZ On Air
Snakeskin (2001)
Jan 30, 2005Surreal New Zealand Road Movie
Melanie Lynskey stars in a New Zealand road movie that becomes a meta film interrogating the imagery of the American road movie
Whale Rider (2002)
Feb 17, 2003Maori Culture/Mystical Communion with the Whales
Magical Realist tale set among New Zealand's native Maori peoples concerning a young girl's cautious defiance of traditions
Perfect Strangers (2003)
Mar 2, 2004Abduction Thriller/Ambiguous Ghost
Very strange New Zealand-made film that starts out seeming to be an abduction thriller and then turns into an even stranger ghost story that we cannot be sure is happening or all in the heroine's imagination
Out of the Blue (2006)
Nov 10, 2006True Life New Zealand Killing Spree
Film based on a true-life shooting spree in the tiny nowhere New Zealand town of Aramoana
Under the Mountain (2009)
Sep 22, 2013Twins vs Alien Nasties
Big screen version of a classic New Zealand children's story, directed by Jonathan King with an emphasis on gooey creature effects
The Vintner’s Luck (2009)
Aug 10, 2010Angel Aids Winemaker
Whale Rider director Niki Caro makes an uneven film about a 19th Century peasant who is inspired to make wine by an angel