A Festival nomad by trade, I started out at NZIFF in 2003 and after a two-year hiatus I’m back for more. Sundance, Berlinale, Venice and the other Festivals I’ve been to have nothing on us. Some of the titles below I have already seen and highly recommend (’71, Best of Enemies, Mommy). Some others I have missed somewhere else and hope to finally watch them here (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, James White, Mia madre, The Tribe). And then there are those new titles I want to see full stop. But the one thing I am REALLY looking forward to is going to The Civic for my very first time and experiencing The Kid with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra… oh boy, I can’t wait!!!!!
Films — by Collection
- Darren Bevan
- David Larsen
- Films for Teens
- James Croot
- Letterboxd
- Meet the Filmmakers: Auckland
- Meet the Filmmakers: Wellington
- Patricia Watson
- Rebecca McMillan
- Staff Picks: Angela Murphy
- Staff Picks: Cianna Canning
- Staff Picks: Felicity Drace
- Staff Picks: Hayden Ellis
- Staff Picks: Jenna Udy
- Staff Picks: Kailey Carruthers
- Staff Picks: Kate McArthur
- Staff Picks: Lisa Bomash
- Staff Picks: Lynn Smart
- Staff Picks: Megan Duffy
- Staff Picks: Olivia Young
- Staff Picks: Poppy Granger
- Staff Picks: Rachael Deller-Pincott
- Staff Picks: Sandra Reid
- Staff Picks: Sibilla Paparatti
- Staff Picks: Tom Ainge-Roy
- The Lumière Reader
- Tim Wong
- Wellington Film Society's Picks of NZIFF 2015
Staff Picks: Sibilla Paparatti
Mia madre
In Nanni Moretti’s mix of wry comedy and sombre family drama, a woman strives to balance life and art as her mother’s health fails – and the actor in the film she’s directing (John Turturro) proves to be a handful.
Seymour: An Introduction
Ethan Hawke’s music-laden documentary ushers us into the company of octogenarian former concert pianist and tireless teacher Seymour Bernstein, and invites us to share his humour, vitality and penetrating wisdom.