Films by Collection

Staff Picks: Kailey Carruthers

From Cannes to camp, SNL alumni to anticipated features and the beautifully titled WTF? genre in this year's programme, my 2017 Must See list is a mélange of subjects and styles.

With so many incredible and memorable cinematic options in the NZIFF programme, I hope my strange little list can help navigate you towards a new favourite, or at the very least, expose you to something completely different/exciting/scandalous.

A Fantastic Woman

Una mujer fantástica

Sebastián Lelio

Rising Chilean director Sebastián Lelio (Gloria) celebrates the endurance of a woman under suspicion of murder in a film that heralds a stellar debut for transgender actress Daniela Vega.