2025 NZIFF 2025 31 Jul–10 Sep 2025

Ngā Whanaunga: Aotearoa New Zealand’s Best 2025 

178 minutes
TBC

Chrysanthemum 2024

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Producer

Rachel Fawcett

Cinematography

Tim Flower

Editor

Steven Chow

Music

James Gibb, Oliver Johnson

Cast

Katlyn Wong, Sandy Zhang, Dylan Thuraisingham
New Zealand • In English
12 minutes

Growing Still 2024

Director

Producers

Lani-Rain Feltham, Michele Powles

Screenplay

Michele Powles

Cinematography

Adam Luxton

Editors

Adam-Luka Turjak, Margot Francis

Cast

Helen Moulder, Renee Lyons, Bryony Skillington
New Zealand
13 minutes

I Am Not Your Dusky Maiden 2025

Director

Producers

Nora Aati, Seuta’afili Dr Patrick Thomsen, Jazz Dos Santos

Screenplay

Nora Aati

Cinematography

Maria-Ines Manchego

Editors

Lisa Greenfield, Jolin Lee

Music

Andrew Faleatua

Cast

Nora Aati, Michael Koloi
New Zealand
16 minutes

Let’s Settle This 

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Producers

Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa, Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa

Cinematography

Duncan Cole

Cast

Bridget Wong, Wilson Sze
New Zealand • In Cantonese and English with English subtitles

Mirumiru 2025

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Producer

Jason Tāhū Taylor

Music

Ryan Youens
New Zealand
12 minutes

Nausea 2025

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Producers

Elliott Louis McKee, Ryan A. Lloyd

Cinematography

Ryan A. Lloyd

Music

Wouter Rentema

Cast

Mick Innes, Jack Sergent-Shadbolt, Chloë Lewer
New Zealand
11 minutes

Our Party 2025

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Producers

Jill Macnab, Kerry Prendeville, Victoire Maderou

Screenplay

Minka Bleakley, Based on the short story “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield

Cinematography

Bill Bycroft

Editor

Bella Walker

Music

Arli Liberman, Xavier Mañetto

Cast

Davida McKenzie, Thomasin McKenzie, Michael Hurst, Alison Bruce
New Zealand • In English
20 minutes

Picking Crew 2024

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Producer

Nicole Horan

Cinematography

Darryl Ward

Music

Grayson Gilmour

Cast

Henry Auva’a, Joe Malu Folau, Kurt Uta’I-Laurenseon
New Zealand • In English
12 minutes

Puti 2024

Director, Screenplay

Producer

Louisa Tipene Opetaia

Cinematography

Olly Harris

Editor

Dmitry Konovalov

Music

Maree Sheehan

Cast

Mia Van Oyen, Tuakoi Ohia, Cale Silich, Kael Munro-Nonoa
New Zealand
15 minutes

Stage Challenge 2024

Director, Screenplay

Producer

Kate Goodwin

Cinematography

Bill Bycroft

Editor

Paul Wedel

Music

Thomas Arbor

Cast

Kimiora Honeycombe, Izzie Newton-Cross, Paris Tuimaseve-Fox
New Zealand • In English
17 minutes

When the Geese Flew 2025

Director, Screenplay

Producer

Laura Ganotis

Screenplay

Rali Chaouni

Cinematography

Michael Cong

Editor

Alejo Santos

Music

Roger Goula

Cast

Tom Kerr, Lee-Ann Dirks, Jack Parker, Jono Martin

Festivals

Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight) 2025
New Zealand • In English
19 minutes

Wild Nights, Wild Nights! 2024

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Producers

Melissa Shao, Tayla Sutton

Cinematography

Daryl J. Wong

Music

Robyn Bryant

Cast

Brit O’Rourke, Eden Hart
New Zealand • In English
16 minutes

Womb 2024

Director, Screenplay

Producer

Amanda Jane Robinson

Cinematography

Raymond Edwards

Editor

Sophie Coombs

Music

Riki Gooch

Cast

Pounamu Hetaraka, Te Arohanui Korewha, Ngātai Hita

Festivals

Tribeca, Sydney 2025
New Zealand • In Te reo Māori with English subtitles
15 minutes