Whānau Friendly 2

On Demand
Written By Nick Ippolito

Short films are perfect viewing for children, and these ones have been specially curated for our younger viewers. Meet a little engine on a big adventure, make friends with llamas, a fan, a blueberry and a candle. Learn about the stars in our southern skies, and how the seasons affect plants. The stories will inspire and delight tamariki.

Total length: 35 min
Rating: G
Best for age: 4 to 10-years-old

 

Movies In This Session

Featured
Muscat
The Sampler
Muscat
The Sampler

A 16-year-old Moroccan fisherman, Samir, discovers his attraction towards men when he meets a tourist traveling with his wife.

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The Sampler
7 Minutes
The Sampler
7 Minutes
The Sampler

A desolate train track seems the perfect spot to end it all, until someone else turns up with the same idea. Awkward.

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The Sampler
Stella
The Sampler
Stella
The Sampler

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.

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The Sampler
Las Visitantes
The Sampler
Las Visitantes
The Sampler

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.

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The Sampler
Just Kidding I Actually Love You
The Sampler
Just Kidding I Actually Love You
The Sampler

A runaway fiancée breaks in to execute an ill-advised romantic gesture, and finds evidence her ex is happier without her.

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The Sampler
The Life of Lester Wink
The Sampler
The Life of Lester Wink
The Sampler

A door-to-door pet insurance salesman with a phobia of talking with strangers must make a sale by 5pm or get fired.

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The Sampler
Ministry of Jingle
The Sampler
Ministry of Jingle
The Sampler

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.

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The Sampler
Swing to the Moon
Whānau Friendly 1
Swing to the Moon
Whānau Friendly 1

Living in the forest, little spider Temi dreams of catching the Moon. For that, she will do anything.

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Whānau Friendly 1
The Lost Courier
Whānau Friendly 1
The Lost Courier
Whānau Friendly 1

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.

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Whānau Friendly 1
The Polycees
Whānau Friendly 1
The Polycees
Whānau Friendly 1

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!

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Whānau Friendly 1
Apocalypse Dog
Whānau Friendly 1
Apocalypse Dog
Whānau Friendly 1

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!

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Whānau Friendly 1
Harvey
Whānau Friendly 1
Harvey
Whānau Friendly 1

A poetic, luminous look at bereavement and coping with the loss of a parent, told through the eyes of an imaginative child.

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Whānau Friendly 1
Malapan
Whānau Friendly 1
Malapan
Whānau Friendly 1

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.

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Whānau Friendly 1
Fraiha
Whānau Friendly 1
Fraiha
Whānau Friendly 1

Based on a true story about a 6-year-old girl who is helped to overcome her classroom literacy struggles by her loving mother.

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Whānau Friendly 1
Corvine
Whānau Friendly 1
Corvine
Whānau Friendly 1

An eccentric boy has trouble fitting in at school due to his obsession with crows.

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Whānau Friendly 1
Bolero
Turning up the Heat
Bolero
Turning up the Heat

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.

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Turning up the Heat
Regular Rabbit
Turning up the Heat
Regular Rabbit
Turning up the Heat

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!

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Turning up the Heat
Lamb
Turning up the Heat
Lamb
Turning up the Heat

An ordinary day takes a sinister turn for a woman and her child when a stranger walks into their isolated rural home.

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Turning up the Heat
The Last Sunday
Turning up the Heat
The Last Sunday
Turning up the Heat

When a Samoan teenager realises the financial struggle in his household, an offer too convincing to decline will change his life forever.

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Turning up the Heat
Big Bang
Turning up the Heat
Big Bang
Turning up the Heat

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.

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Turning up the Heat
Hello Muscles
Turning up the Heat
Hello Muscles
Turning up the Heat

A young girl develops muscles, but finds a different kind of strength.

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Turning up the Heat
Crack Shot
Turning up the Heat
Crack Shot
Turning up the Heat

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.

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Turning up the Heat
Sweet Juices
Taboos and Temptation
Sweet Juices
Taboos and Temptation

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.

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Taboos and Temptation
Offline
Taboos and Temptation
Offline
Taboos and Temptation

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.

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Taboos and Temptation
Horologist
Taboos and Temptation
Horologist
Taboos and Temptation

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.

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Taboos and Temptation
Sibling
Taboos and Temptation
Sibling
Taboos and Temptation

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.

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Taboos and Temptation
Such a Lovely Day
Taboos and Temptation
Such a Lovely Day
Taboos and Temptation

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.

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Taboos and Temptation
Yellow
Taboos and Temptation
Yellow
Taboos and Temptation

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.

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Taboos and Temptation
Our Males and Females
Taboos and Temptation
Our Males and Females
Taboos and Temptation

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.

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Taboos and Temptation
Blueberry
Whānau Friendly 2
Blueberry
Whānau Friendly 2

A determined, practical boy has a change of heart when his favourite food comes to life.

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Whānau Friendly 2
 
 

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Nick Ippolito

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No-Code Design and Animation Extension for Squarespace Websites

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