Operation 8

Quest for the Ring

2001 · ★ 5.7

No synopsis available.

America: From Hitler to M-X

1982 · ★ 10

Anti-war feature documentary uncovering America's support of Hitler and the role of big business in the development of the atomic bomb, the Cold War, and nuclear power.

In Service of the Nation

2017

A story about acts of terrorism that have impacted Denmark over the past 30 years—from the bombings in Copenhagen in 1985 to the attacks at Krudttønden and the Synagogue in 2015. A story told by the officials and politicians who bore the responsibility for the safety of the Danish population in the most critical moments. How did they react when terror came to the country?

Bastion Point: Day 507

1980

Merata Mita, Leon Narbey and Gerd Pohlmann’s powerful documentary Bastion Point: Day 507 depicts the eviction of protestors from Bastion Point during the struggle for Māori land rights.

Kinleith '80

1983

Covers the 12-week-long strike at Kinleith Pulp and Paper Mill, owned by New Zealand Forest Products in January 1980.

Max Gimblett: Original Mind

2017

Max Gimblett: Original Mind documents the life and process of eccentric, creative genius Max Gimblett. One of New Zealand’s most successful and internationally prominent living painters, Gimblett has been working in America since 1962. The filmmakers spent a week in Gimblett’s Soho loft where he and his devoted studio assistants generously revealed the techniques and philosophy behind his beautiful art.

The Kaipara Affair

2005

A documentary about the threat posed to New Zealand's Kaipara Harbour by rapacious commercial fishing and development.

New Country - New People

1978

A documentary about the history of settler groups that came to New Zealand from Europe.

Not Just Another Mountain

This short documentary explores the significance One Tree Hill/Maungakiekie holds to Aucklanders – and the nation of New Zealand as a whole.

Someone Else's Country

1996

Someone Else’s Country looks critically at the radical economic changes implemented by the 1984 Labour Government - where privatisation of state assets was part of a wider agenda that sought to remake New Zealand as a model free market state. The trickle-down ‘Rogernomics’ rhetoric warned of no gain without pain, and here the theory is counterpointed by the social effects (redundant workers, Post Office closures). Made by Alister Barry in 1996 when the effects were raw, the film draws extensively on archive footage and interviews with key “witnesses to history”.

In a Land of Plenty

2002

The story of unemployment in New Zealand and In A Land of Plenty is an exploration of just that; it takes as its starting point the consensus from The Depression onwards that Godzone economic policy should focus on achieving full employment, and explores how this was radically shifted by the 1984 Labour government. Director Alister Barry's perspective is clear, as he trains a humanist lens on ‘Rogernomics' to argue for the policy's negative effects on society, as a new poverty-stricken underclass developed.

Fire And Fury

2022 · ★ 2.5

Who is driving a violent, misinformed New Zealand, and why? Fire and Fury is a Stuff Circuit investigation into disinformation in Aotearoa New Zealand.