Show Me Shorts 2026: Christchurch Opening Night
Join us for a very special night out as we launch this year’s Show Me Shorts Film Festival in Ōtautahi with the annual Opening Night Gala! 7.30pm: Gala Event includes a glass of wine and nibbles on arrival. 8.30pm: Screening begins. Opening Night features a specially curated selection of Christchurch-centric films and some of the best […]
Practical Magic 2
Starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, Practical Magic 2 returns to a world steeped in moonlit mischief and powerful ancestral magic, as the Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all in a must-see cinematic event of fun, magic and mayhem.
1978: Redwood Scouts Charity Screening
Join us for a Charity Screening of 1978 with special intro from co-director Isaac Lee, in support of a wonderful local community group – the Redwood Scout Group. “Aotearoa New Zealand, 1978. In a small rural town, the Ropata family must pull together after their lives and community are turned upside down. When the local […]
1978: Premiere Charity Screening with Q&A
Join us for the Christchurch Premiere of 1978 featuring a special Q&A from co-director Isaac Lee and support a wonderful local community group – the Redwood Scout Group. All tickets include a beverage. “Aotearoa New Zealand, 1978. In a small rural town, the Ropata family must pull together after their lives and community are turned […]
By Any Means
Based on a true story, a young Black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent into 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. Forced to work alongside notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg), he finds himself pulled into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance begin to blur. […]
Big Girls Don’t Cry
Over one transformative summer in rural New Zealand in 2006, 14-year-old Sid Bookman discovers desire, identity, and the internet as she imitates the people she longs to be loved by. Paloma Schneideman crafts an artful coming-of-age portrait of queer adolescence that beautifully inhabits the liminal space between youth and adulthood, desire and experience — a […]
Behemoth!
A gifted cellist, Alex Serian (Pedro Pascal), returns home to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road. Music, which has been the constant, all-consuming river of his life, begins to carry Alex on an adventure that will change him forever.
Mātaki Mai Māori Film Festival 2026
Coming to Alice from during Te Wiki 14-20 September, the Mātaki Mai Film Festival is a celebration of exceptional films made in Aotearoa in te reo Māori about Te Ao Māori. Tickets are on sale now! (click the films below to see all sessions) Mon 14 Sep – RANGINUI: CALL OF THE ICE Opening […]
The Fox
Dario Russo, of ‘Danger 5’ cult fame, draws on Japanese and Korean folktales, as well as his own upbringing in the Adelaide Hills, with this story of a trickster fox let loose in the henhouse of Australian culture. Nick is your average good bloke – heart of gold, a bit thick, a dud root, looks […]
The Debut
A shy woman is unexpectedly cast in a local production of an original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses herself in the role and the high-stakes world of this community theater production.
