Shorts With Features 

A kinetic camera films a bicycle ride through the bleak but beautiful Atacama Desert in Chile. Screening with Philip Dadson: Sonics from Scratch.

Follow the evolution of Swedish actress Anita Ekberg from 50s Hollywood sex symbol to Euro sex goddess immortalised in Fellini’s La Dolce Vita. Screening with Listen to Me Marlon.

Tired of life in the fast lane? Meet the Dull Men’s Club, a group of men quite content with life’s more sedate pleasures. Screening with A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.

A six-year-old girl gets a chicken for her birthday but isn’t too keen for it to end up in the pot. Screening with Lamb.

We all go a little wilder when we think nobody is watching. Loading Docs short screening with A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.

The ‘clayography’ of a deaf Parisian taxidermist whose world is turned upside down and back to front when a dead pigeon arrives on his doorstep. Screening with Wrinkles.

Girls from across war-torn Ukraine audition to play the role of the gold medal-winning figure skater whose tears of joy once united their troubled country. Screening with The Russian Woodpecker.

A group of cave dwellers beaver away night and day to create an immersive fantasyland, but is it really for the children? Loading Docs short screening with The Brand New Testament.

After the sudden death of her elderly father, a middle-aged daughter uncovers some incriminating evidence in her mother’s freezer. Screening with Latin Lover.

Kiwi kinetic artist Joseph Herscher gears up for his first US show where he transforms everyday objects into an intricate Rube Goldberg-style machine that will dress him from head to toe. Screening with Very Semi-Serious.

Paul used to steal lawnmowers for a living but when his father died, he promised himself a better life. Screening with Rams.

In an excerpt from a forthcoming feature about his father, Harrod Blank introduces us to the still photography of Les Blank. Screening with How to Smell a Rose.

Hip-hop’s hottest young illustrator is a Seattle six-year-old. What starts as an after-school hobby for Yung Lenox and his dad becomes a lifestyle and a business. Screening with Banksy Does New York.

To the psychiatrists, Mary O’Hagan was just another head case. But where they saw illness, she saw a human experience. Loading Docs short screening with Dreamcatcher.

A class of teenage girls coach their substitute choir teacher through relationship trouble by transforming a heavy metal classic into a feminist anthem. Screening with Princess.

A young mother must come to terms with the consequences of a difficult decision. Screening with The Second Mother.

A middle-aged office lady in Tokyo is given a blonde wig and a new identity by her unconventional English-language teacher. Screening with Hill of Freedom.

In 1979 a little-known pioneer makes the first modern bungee jump off the Pelorus Bridge in Marlborough. A true story of Kiwi innovation and mateship. Screening with Sunshine Superman*.

(*Screens with Meru in Nelson)

A young man returns home to Wanganui to discover the difficulty of juggling friends, parents, magic mushrooms and several thousand chickens. Screening with James White.

An unconventional documentary portrait of a father and his middle-aged son. Screening with The End of the Tour*.

(Screens with Experimenter in Nelson)

As the beat drops, can Tihei find his words? Redemption comes unscripted. Loading Docs short screening with Dope.

Discover the importance of furnishings in the 50s Hollywood films of Douglas Sirk, especially the pejoratively named, vanity table. Screening with Women He’s Undressed.

The former king of New Zealand pro-wrestling-turned-small-town recluse is challenged by his best friend to reconnect with his glory days of battle. Loading Docs short screening with I Am Thor.

In association with Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision we present a view of Wellington life in celebration of the Capital’s 150th birthday.

Builders work on the construction of the former T & G (now Harcourts) Building on Lambton Quay. Screening with A Most Violent Year.

In association with Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision we present a view of Wellington life in celebration of the Capital’s 150th birthday.

Parking problems in Wellington have prompted the establishment of New Zealand’s first drive-in bank. Screening with Tehran Taxi.

A colourful impression of Wellington city: hills, winding streets, busy people and strong winds. This stunning new digital restoration is a birthday present to the Capital’s 150th from Archives New Zealand, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision and Park Road Post Production. Screening with The Mafia Kills Only in Summer.

In association with Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision we present a view of Wellington life in celebration of the Capital’s 150th birthday.

Wellington’s Chinese community celebrates China’s National Day with a picnic at Athletic Park. Screening with William Yang: Blood Links.