Play Stuff

A young lawyer is asked to serve legal documents in a case she knows nothing about and realises she might be more culpable than she hoped.

A young Kiwi fed up with dating falls in love with a two-dimensional character from his favourite anime show.

When a seven-year-old new migrant is ostracised at school for his homeland-style lunches, he chooses to eat alone - and starts to resent his mother's cooking.

A young New Zealander and his father explore their family's refugee story as survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime.

Through a family connection our documentary crew were granted special access into the Christchurch branch of the top-secret Social Cyberspace Agency on the condition that it would not be released for two years… It has now been two years.

A starry-eyed plus size teenager actively reimagines the world around her as she experiences first love and first heartbreak.

Anna is a young woman on the Autism spectrum. When someone takes her seat on the bus, she must cope with this unexpected change in her routine.

Isabelle is determined not to spend her 65th birthday alone. She invites herself into the home of a neighbour, a struggling mum in the middle of a nervous breakdown.

A young New Zealander and her mother live with grief in a toxic environment - can the river and their relationship be saved?

When countless new tenants show up in his apartment, introverted Blue Ecks fights to preserve his privacy and keep his cactus alive.

Jamie unexpectedly finds herself being the live-in nurse for the person she despises most – her father. Can the pop hits of the 90s help her overcome the betrayal from her past?

A single woman in her fifties has a rocky first date with a disagreeable bachelor.

A young man begins to unravel from the stress of living next to a family stuck in a violent relationship.

A young woman in a desperate situation finds unexpected compassion on a remote stretch of coastline.

A love story gone awry, about a lonely food deliveryman who falls in love with a customer.

An intimate insight into the perspectives of New Zealanders who have lived with disordered eating.

A girl is waiting for her bus in suburbia when a boy comes along. An unconventional romance unfolds as the girl tries to get his attention.

Shakespeare as you've never seen her: remixed, remastered, and rediscovered.

A grieving suburban teenage girl attempts to escape her family by allowing herself to be drawn into a charismatic church.

When a city made entirely from cardboard catches fire, it is up to the local fire chief and his brave deputies to save its citizens from impending doom.

Flo's love for her new home is tested when her papa changes the menu at his traditional Chinese restaurant.

A teenage outcast discovers the cast on her broken arm can be a way to make new friends.

Two teens in an earthquake damaged city go on a journey to rediscover the life in the cracks.

When encouraged to return to their Marae, a gentle non-binary person decides to go back to their tūrangawaewae despite uncertainty that they’ll be accepted for who they are.

A solo father is driven by his dark past to find an alternative way of parenting and discovers an answer in his Māori roots.

It’s a moment of nostalgia for a father and son as they try to make amends at the mudflats. But is it too late?

A happily married woman (Aidee Walker), with a busy family life, struggles to find an intimate moment with her partner. She discovers orgasmic pleasure in an unlikely place.

An unexpected encounter connects a Filipino-Kiwi daughter and her migrant father, causing them to confront their ongoing grief in the face of impending further loss.

A lonely rural motelier befriends one of her guests. For one night, the lives of someone who can't move, and another who can't stop intersect.

In the wake of a painful break up a group of friends band together to help the former couple move out of their old room.

MJ is a teenage boy with OCD living in Ōtara, New Zealand. An inspiring story of friendship that connects Pasifika culture, LGBTQI awareness, overcoming bullying and anxiety disorder.

A intimate portrait of a young mother who becomes trapped in her bathroom battling an uncontrollable attack of OCD.

Two horse loving best friends are confused by their step-dad's emotional reaction when they bring home a gift from their teacher.

A story following the journey of Jerome Kavanagh, a young Maori practitioner of taonga puoro (traditional instruments used in sacred, ritual and healing ceremonies) as he revives ancient ancestral practices in our contemporary world.

Grace must prove to the world that her pray-away-the-gay dog therapy works by trying to "cure" Fergis the pug of his homosexuality.

Having lost almost everything he has known, a young refugee begins his future in a provincial New Zealand town.

An adult son returns home to India from California, and must confront an awkward intimacy while caring for his aged father.

Kevin works in a sardine factory, but dreams of becoming a sailor. He begins to build a fantastical boat in his backyard, much to the disdain of his family and friends.

As history trickles down the bloodlines and onto the production line, spoken word poem Blackbird speaks to the struggles of the minimum wage labour.

Two kids post Covid lockdown discuss what matters most... to them! A charming, funny and socially distanced playdate.

A five-year-old boy is haunted by a silent masked monster as he tries to locate his missing father.

In the midst of her first period, a quiet resilient young girl must choose between a surprise for her beloved little brother or buying pads for herself.

In this dark comedy, Con decides that the perfect way to cheer up her depressed and bedridden partner Bella is to call a clairvoyant phone line.

Taiao explores how and why we use Aotearoa’s natural environment the way we do, presenting a snapshot of the times we live in without spoken word.

During a fraught car trip, Tama, a deaf Maori boy, must rise up to confront his family. The story culminates in an electrifying silent performance of the haka.

A New Zealand-born Samoan professional rugby player reflects on what truly shaped him to be the man and father he is today while living on the other side of the world with his young family.

A young Samoan man has been chosen as the next leader of his community, but first he must confess his true desire.

Finn, desperate to escape his nightmarish high school disco, finds an unlikely safe-haven in the boys' bathroom. When confronted with harsh reality he is forced to make a heart-breaking sacrifice.

Eight-year-old Jesse is stuck in a tiny caravan with his grief stricken father, until his accidental friendship with a V8-driving transsexual unlocks the means for their liberation.

One evening Alisi climbs a huge tree and won’t come down. As night falls and we discover her secret, Alisi must decide whether to bow to tradition or find a new path - with or without her family.

Josh Thomson and Robyn Malcolm star in this buddy movie about a grown man, his imaginary friend, and his mum who are all having a particularly challenging day.

Our aunties, mothers, grandmothers - our tinā. The women around us: they raise us, they nurture us, they teach us, they care for us and care for each other.

This award winning short film tells the story of a Chinese migrant family in 1980s New Zealand that is at the point of breaking apart.

A waitress finds herself unable to speak up when put in a harmful situation by a customer in a position of power.

Three young poets navigate their identity through spoken word poetry.

A rugby-mad father fears his son might not be recruited into the national Under 20's team when he insists on bringing his boyfriend to practice.