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  • Show Me Shorts - Moments of Truth
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  • Show Me Shorts - Short Film Talk
  • Show Me Shorts - Opening Night
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  • NT Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
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The Mystery of Henri Pick

The perfect film for lovers of literature and intrigue alike, writer/director Rémi Bezançon (A Happy Event) presents a riddle wrapped in an enigma, packed into…
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Lucky Grandma

In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old Grandma is eager to live life as an independent woman, despite the…
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It Must Be Heaven

Filmmaker Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life…
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The Secret Garden

- ADULTS AT KIDS PRICES -  THE SECRET GARDEN tells the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx), a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy…
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Hope Gap

The intimate, intense and loving story of HOPE GAP charts the life of Grace (Annette Bening), shocked to learn her husband (Bill Nighy) is leaving her for…
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Gauguin In Tahiti: Paradise Lost

In 1891 Gauguin left Marseille for the Pacific, marking the beginning of a journey towards the essence of life and art, and forging his destiny as one of the…
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Astro Kid

- ADULTS AT KIDS PRICES! -  Following the destruction of their spaceship, ten-year-old William gets separated from his parents while traveling through the…
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The War with Grandpa

- ADULTS AT KIDS PRICES! -  Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him…
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School Life

★★★★½ - "One of the best movies of the year" "Entertaining and enthralling from start to finish." - Stuff School Life is a laugh-out-loud, heart-warming look…
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Savage

★★★★★ "Essential viewing for Kiwis... one of the best films of the year." - Wellington Regional News.   Inspired by stories from New Zealand’s boys homes and…
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Tenet

★★★★ "Ferociously entertaining" - Empire Magazine.  John David Washington is the new Protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s original sci-fi action spectacle…
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The Australian Dream

★★★★ "Powerful, timely and heart-wrenching, The Australian Dream is a must watch" - Stuff.  The Australian Dream is a documentary that uses the remarkable and…
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Whispers of Gold

A TALE OF BOOM & BUST AND A WEST COAST TOWN THAT REFUSED TO DIE.  On the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, lie the ghosts of Waiuta, one of New…
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This Town

Acquitted of a crime, Sean is a young man trying to rebuild his life. Pam, an ex-cop turned Petting Zoo and Adventure Park™ owner is convinced of his murderous…
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23 Walks

★★★★ "A satisfying, big-hearted and pleasant sexagenarian rom-com" - Stuff.  Directed by Paul Morrison, 23 WALKS is a heart-warming comedy drama about finding…
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Romantic Road

★★★★ "One thing you can't take away from this film is its power to inspire you to have your own adventure." - Switch.  Meet Rupert and Jan Grey, a…
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Military Wives

From director of The Full Monty - Peter Cattaneo - comes this masterpiece. Thrown together by life on a military base while their partners serve on a tour of…
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Rosie

★★★★★ - "Rosie is a five-star treat" - Stuff ROSIE tells the story of a mother trying to protect her family after their landlord sells their rented home and…
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Parasite

- 4 x OSCAR WINNER -  Ki-taek's family of four is close, but fully unemployed, with a bleak future ahead of them. The son Ki-woo is recommended by his friend,…
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It Must Be Heaven

  • Petone:
    01 Oct 2020
  • Cuba:
    01 Oct 2020
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life…
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The Mystery of Henri Pick

  • All Sites:
    08 Oct 2020
The perfect film for lovers of literature and intrigue alike, writer/director Rémi Bezançon (A Happy Event) presents a riddle wrapped in an enigma, packed into…
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Lucky Grandma

  • Petone:
    08 Oct 2020
  • Cuba:
    08 Oct 2020
In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old Grandma is eager to live life as an independent woman, despite the…
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The More You Ignore Me

  • Petone:
    08 Oct 2020
  • Pauatahanui:
    08 Oct 2020
From the pen of BAFTA award-winner, Jo Brand and starring Sheridan Smith, Mark Addy, and Ella Hunt, THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME is a big-hearted, comedy-drama about…
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Miss Juneteenth

  • Petone:
    08 Oct 2020
A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant.  ★★★★ - Daily Mirror "An authentic tale of…
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Show Me Shorts - Short Film Talk

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    08 Oct 2020
Find out more about short film making from three top filmmakers as they each screen a film and tell us how they made it. A range of topics will be covered in…
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Show Me Shorts - The Sampler

  • Cuba:
    08 Oct 2020
Sit back and enjoy some of the best and most vibrant short films from New Zealand and around the world. This collection provides a great way to sample what Show…
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Show Me Shorts - Opening Night

  • All Sites:
    08 Oct 2020
Join us for a very special night out as we launch this year’s Show Me Shorts Film Festival in Wellington. We will be screening a highlights selection of short…
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Show Me Shorts - Whanau Friendly

  • Cuba:
    09 Oct 2020
Children love short films! Introduce the small people in your life to the magic of cinema. This collection of films is suitable for the whole family. Take a…
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Show Me Shorts - Tangled Worlds

  • Cuba:
    09 Oct 2020
We all exist in our own universe, but sometimes we are thrust into the worlds of others. We can become tangled in the lives and moralities of the people we meet…
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Show Me Shorts - UK Focus

  • Cuba:
    09 Oct 2020
This bold collection of top new short films from the United Kingdom has been curated in collaboration with the London Short Film Festival. The seven short films…
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Show Me Shorts - Love Lines

  • Cuba:
    09 Oct 2020
We are all powerfully connected through a web of heartstrings. The short films collected here reflect the deep desire for human connection. The stories unspool…
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Show Me Shorts - Food Fights

  • Cuba:
    10 Oct 2020
As in many cultures, mealtimes bring us together in Aotearoa. They are a time for sharing with our loved ones, but they can also be a source of tension, as…
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Show Me Shorts - Let's Get Physical

  • Cuba:
    10 Oct 2020
We are made to move. The short films in this collection are vibrant – pulsating with the energy of music, dance and sporting prowess. The stories are populated…
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Show Me Shorts - Moments of Truth

  • Cuba:
    12 Oct 2020
Short films invoke delicious moments of intensity. They have a lot to say within a small time frame. The stories in this collection are about characters who are…
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The Climb

  • All Sites:
    15 Oct 2020
The Climb is about a tumultuous but enduring relationship between two men across many years of laughter, heartbreak and rage. It is also the story of real-life…
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Monsoon

  • Petone:
    15 Oct 2020
  • Pauatahanui:
    15 Oct 2020
Kit (Henry Golding) a British Vietnamese man, returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time since he was six years old when his family fled the country in the…
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Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice

  • All Sites:
    15 Oct 2020
With the enchanting narrative voice of Helena Bonham Carter, a new exciting cinema production celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of the last great…
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André Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together in Music

  • All Sites:
    15 Oct 2020
André Rieu is back in cinemas to help lift your spirits! André Rieu’s Magical Maastricht celebrates 15 years of André’s glorious hometown concerts. The King of…
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I am Greta

  • Petone:
    16 Oct 2020
  • Cuba:
    16 Oct 2020
The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary from Swedish director…
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Baby, Done

  • All Sites:
    22 Oct 2020
From the production house behind Kiwi box office hits Hunt for the Wilderpeople and The Breaker Upperers, Baby, Done follows the story of Zoe (Rose Matafeo), a…
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Three Tenors: Voices For Eternity

  • All Sites:
    22 Oct 2020
It’s been 30 years since Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras and Plácido Domingo made their historic debut as The Three Tenors at the ancient baths of Caracalla on…
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Rams

  • All Sites:
    29 Oct 2020
In remote Western Australia, two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton), are at war. Raising separate flocks of sheep descended from…
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NT Live: Hansard

  • All Sites:
    29 Oct 2020
See two-time Olivier Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van, The Queen), in this brand-new play by Simon…
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No Time To Die

  • All Sites:
    12 Nov 2020
In No Time To Die, Bond (Daniel Craig) has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix…
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Secret Impressionists

  • All Sites:
    12 Nov 2020
SECRET IMPRESSIONISTS tells the story of the art revolution at the core of the Impressionist movement, through an exploration of fifty legendary paintings -…
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SIX60: Till the Lights Go Out

  • All Sites:
    26 Nov 2020
SIX60 have defied expectations to become one of NZ's most iconic and beloved contemporary bands. Now, during one of their most successful periods, we open the…
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NT Live: Cyrano de Bergerac

  • All Sites:
    26 Nov 2020
James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, filmed for cinemas from the West End in London. …
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The French Dispatch

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A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories…
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Misbehaviour

  • All Sites:
    03 Dec 2020
In 1970, the Miss World competition took place in London, hosted by US comedy legend, Bob Hope. At the time, Miss World was the most-watched TV show on the…
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Free Guy

  • All Sites:
    10 Dec 2020
In Twentieth Century Studios epic adventure-comedy “Free Guy,” a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game,…
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Litigante

  • Petone:
    10 Dec 2020
  • Cuba:
    10 Dec 2020
Between raising her young son, taking care of her ill-tempered, cancer-battling mother, navigating her career as a top-notch lawyer dealing with a major…
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Antebellum

  • Cuba:
    TBC
Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.  Starring Janelle…
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Wonder Woman 1984

  • All Sites:
    26 Dec 2020
Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing all-new foes: The Cheetah (Kristen Wiig), a villainess who possesses…
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Peter Rabbit 2

  • Petone:
    26 Dec 2020
  • Pauatahanui:
    26 Dec 2020
The lovable rogue is back. Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous…
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Blithe Spirit

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A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writers block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife which leads to an…
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A Son

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★★★★ "An outstanding piece of filmmaking" - The Australian.  Tunisia, summer 2011. A holiday to the southern country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and…
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Death on the Nile

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Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s…
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The King's Man

  • All Sites:
    11 Feb 2021
As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. …
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A Quiet Place: Part II

  • All Sites:
    22 Apr 2021
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they…
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Black Widow

  • All Sites:
    29 Apr 2021
In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous…
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Top Gun: Maverick

  • All Sites:
    01 Jul 2021
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a…
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Jungle Cruise

  • All Sites:
    29 Jul 2021
Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles, but with a…
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In the Heights

  • All Sites:
    26 Aug 2021
In the Heights centers on a variety of characters living in the neighborhood of Washington Heights, on the northern tip of Manhattan. At the center of the show…
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Location
  • Petone
  • Cuba
  • Pauatahanui
Film
  • The Secret Garden
  • Hope Gap
  • Astro Kid
  • The War with Grandpa
  • The Mystery of Henri Pick
  • Lucky Grandma
  • It Must Be Heaven
  • Savage
  • Gauguin In Tahiti: Paradise Lost
  • School Life
  • Tenet
  • The Australian Dream
  • Whispers of Gold
  • This Town
  • Romantic Road
  • 23 Walks
  • Military Wives
  • Rosie
  • Parasite
  • Three Tenors: Voices For Eternity
  • Show Me Shorts - The Sampler
  • Show Me Shorts - Whanau Friendly
  • Show Me Shorts - Love Lines
  • Show Me Shorts - Tangled Worlds
  • Show Me Shorts - Food Fights
  • Show Me Shorts - Let's Get Physical
  • Show Me Shorts - Moments of Truth
  • Show Me Shorts - UK Focus
  • Show Me Shorts - Short Film Talk
  • Show Me Shorts - Opening Night
  • André Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together in Music
  • Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice
  • NT Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
  • NT Live: Hansard
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