Aotearoa Te Ōhākī
Discover the rising talents of new and established directors in this collection of short films from Aotearoa New Zealand. The films are loosely themed around the Te Ao Māori concept of Te Ōhākī - meaning cultural and identity reclamation. Find here stories of people from many different cultures who are feeling displaced or disconnected, and seeking their place in the world. Be that place the family home, out on the streets, inside a quarantine facility or astride a stage for drag queens.
Total length: 100 min
Rating: M Violence, domestic violence, offensive language & drug use
Movies In This Session
A 16-year-old Moroccan fisherman, Samir, discovers his attraction towards men when he meets a tourist traveling with his wife.
A desolate train track seems the perfect spot to end it all, until someone else turns up with the same idea. Awkward.
Stella is out for a special date with her husband Stanley, whose mind is failing. She yearns for connection, capturing brief moments of lucidity before he slips away.
Three retired women travel on a bus on their way to Europe. They have been listening to people talking about the wonders of tourism all their lives and are dying to experience it firsthand.
A runaway fiancée breaks in to execute an ill-advised romantic gesture, and finds evidence her ex is happier without her.
A door-to-door pet insurance salesman with a phobia of talking with strangers must make a sale by 5pm or get fired.
Melody is the new hire at a Government department in charge of creating public safety jingles about the nation's most pressing issues: bathmats, scam calls, littering.
Living in the forest, little spider Temi dreams of catching the Moon. For that, she will do anything.
This film is inspired by the author's real experience of losing a courier parcel. Follow a package as it goes through some incredible things along its journey.
After a run-in with his slimy deputy, the Prime Minister's young daughter is shocked to find a magical creature living in Parliament under her Dad’s desk!
In a post-apocalyptic universe, Bob and his dog Pasha survive in a wasteland. They are hungry, thirsty and tired. When suddenly, they see a city in the distance!
A poetic, luminous look at bereavement and coping with the loss of a parent, told through the eyes of an imaginative child.
When two young children discover that their island is running out of the resource that keeps it afloat, they embark on a journey to collect more from the community.
Based on a true story about a 6-year-old girl who is helped to overcome her classroom literacy struggles by her loving mother.
An eccentric boy has trouble fitting in at school due to his obsession with crows.
Fran is in his hometown to rest and visit his mother. This journey along the paths of memory and desire will lead him and the whole village to a joyfully chaotic climax.
A Regular Rabbit battles a comically absurd onslaught of disinformation. The narrator is full of s#!t!! How is this so hard to believe?! Fake news!
An ordinary day takes a sinister turn for a woman and her child when a stranger walks into their isolated rural home.
When a Samoan teenager realises the financial struggle in his household, an offer too convincing to decline will change his life forever.
Chico earns his living fixing ovens, in which he easily fits into thanks to his small size. Marginalised by a system that values him as a misfit, he begins to start resisting it.
A young girl develops muscles, but finds a different kind of strength.
When a stranger offers a large sum to train with his son, a junior squash ex-champion must decide whether to release his repressed demons.
Two genius cooks face eviction and incarceration. On a mission to clear their names, they leave a trail of saucy vomit, stolen bicycles, unhinged government officials, and squirting dumplings.
An advertising agency is meeting clients to agree on the final cut on a commercial promoting the company’s diverse profile. Problems begin when the client thinks two of the black actors look too much alike.
Obsessed with time, Sand found a way to sell time itself. While his rich customers stay young, they never question Sand's discovery and the source of their youth.
A 16-year-old girl goes on a family skiing holiday with her half-brother who she doesn't know well. Friendship blossoms into something more complicated between them.
A glorious, happy family gathering in a perfect English summer garden. There’ll be lunch under the mulberry tree and wine and games and dancing. And then there’ll be a surprise.
In Taliban controlled Afghanistan, Laili walks into a store to buy her first full body veil from a Talib shopkeeper, and face a new future.
A father and mother are faced with the painful task of washing and shrouding their deceased transgender daughter, but no one will agree to help wash her.
A determined, practical boy has a change of heart when his favourite food comes to life.
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