Bookworm
Elijah Wood stars as a wayward but well-meaning dad in this magical father–daughter quest set in the New Zealand wilderness.
First Horse
A haunting riff on the western framed from a Māori perspective.
Head South
A charming autobiographical valentine to coming of age in New Zealand during the height of punk, which was Rotterdam’s 2024 opening-night film.
Heavenly Creatures
A friendship between two teens leads to an unspeakable crime in Peter Jackson’s tour de force, re-emerging for a special 30th-anniversary screening.
Honey Kaha
This distinctively Māori spin on the mockumentary recounts the exploits of a staunch and charming police officer.
Lea Tupu'anga / Mother Tongue
A speech therapist oversells her Tongan language skills to get a job.
We Were Dangerous
Executive-produced by Taika Waititi, this fiercely feminist Māori-led debut is an emotive subversion of the ‘coming-of-age delinquent’ narrative.