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Crew: NZ On Air

The Footstep Man (1992)

20 June 201015 December 2020
The Footstep Man (1992) poster

Ghost Emerges from a Film

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Leon Narbey.
Actors: Steven Grives, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Michael Hurst and Sarah Smuts-Kennedy.
Crew: Leon Narbey, John Maynard, The New Zealand Film Commission and NZ On Air.
Themes: Hauntings and Ghost Stories, Real Life People in Fiction, Meta-Fiction, New Zealand Cinema and Films of 1992.

Out of the Blue (2006)

10 November 200628 May 2021
Out of the Blue (2006) poster

True Life New Zealand Killing Spree

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 3.5.
Directors: Robert Sarkies.
Actors: Karl Urban, Matt Sunderland, William Kircher, Paul Glover and Dra McKay.
Crew: Robert Sarkies, The New Zealand Film Commission and NZ On Air.
Themes: True Crime, Psychos and Serial Killers, New Zealand Cinema and Films of 2006.

Perfect Strangers (2003)

2 March 20041 May 2020
Perfect Strangers (2003) poster

Abduction Thriller/Ambiguous Ghost

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Gaylene Preston.
Actors: Sam Neill, Rachael Blake and Joel Toebeck.
Crew: Gaylene Preston, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air and TVNZ.
Themes: Hauntings and Ghost Stories, The Ambiguously Fantastic, Imprisonment Thrillers, Islands, New Zealand Cinema and Films of 2003.

Snakeskin (2001)

30 January 200521 November 2024
Snakeskin (2001) poster

Surreal New Zealand Road Movie

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Gillian Ashurst.
Actors: Melanie Lynskey, Boyd Kestner, Dean O'Gorman, Oliver Driver and Paul Glover.
Crew: Gillian Ashurst, The New Zealand Film Commission and NZ On Air.
Themes: Road Movies, Genre Homage, Magical Realism, New Zealand Cinema and Films of 2001.

Under the Mountain (2009)

22 September 201321 December 2023
Under the Mountain (2009) poster

Twins vs Alien Nasties

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.5.
Directors: Jonathan King.
Actors: Sam Neill, Oliver Driver, Tom Cameron, Sophie McBride, Nathaniel Lees and Bruce Hopkins.
Crew: Jonathan King, Maurice Gee, NZ On Air, 120dB Films and The New Zealand Film Commission.
Themes: Gifted Children, Aliens, Twins, Psychic Powers, Alien Artefacts, Films Based on TV, New Zealand Cinema and Films of 2009.

The Vintner’s Luck (2009)

10 August 201021 December 2023
The Vintner's Luck (2009) poster

Angel Aids Winemaker

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 2.5.
Directors: Niki Caro.
Actors: Jeremie Renier, Gaspard Ulliel, Vera Farmiga, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Patrice Valota.
Crew: Niki Caro, Les Films 2 Cinema, NZ On Air and The New Zealand Film Commission.
Themes: Angels, Magical Realism, New Zealand Cinema and Films of 2009.

Whale Rider (2002)

17 February 200316 September 2020
Whale Rider (2002) poster

Maori Culture/Mystical Communion with the Whales

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Niki Caro.
Actors: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paretene and Cliff Curtis.
Crew: Niki Caro, The New Zealand Film Commission and NZ On Air.
Themes: Magical Realism, New Zealand Cinema and Films of 2002.

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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