Film
How a film about getting hit in the balls is tackling toxic masculinity
“I think boys and men both just struggle with being open in general."
100 years of New Zealand summer: In photos
To celebrate the arrival of summer after the weird year we’ve had, Re: has dug through library archives to find a collection of photographs that capture…
Made My Day: Māori filmmaker Merata Mita immortalised by street artist Mr G
The three-storey mural is in Rotorua and came together in a special way.
Meet the NZ director behind ‘one of the year's most messed up movies’, Coming Home in the Dark
We caught up with director James Ashcroft about his life, career, and what’s coming up next.
The weirdest films from the 48Hour competition, picked by the guy who watched them all
Dave Brough heroically watched all 437 films in the 2021 48Hour film competition. He shares with us his picks for the strangest films of this year.
New…
The toasty mockumentary that won these teens an award at the 48Hours film competition
‘Toasted’ is a funny, goofy, mockumentary-style takedown of men who are just a little too self-indulgent and in love with their own abilities.
Lemon Lemon, the team…
Awkward Animations: Unfinished Symphony | 48Hours
A stop motion artist breathes life into old junk to create a delightful symphony.
Nominated for:
Best Director
Ant Timpson Solo/Duo Award
Won:
Auckland City WInner
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Apple Fork: A Matter Of Time | 48Hours
An inventive man gets more than he bargained for when he messes with time-travel.
Won: Grand National Runner-up
See the rest of the Grand National Finalists from 48Hours…
Couch Kumara: Pre-Emptive Defence | 48Hours
A student has a dire medical emergency in the midst of a self-defence class.
Nominated for:
L’Affare Ultra 48 Award
Best Cinematography
Won:
Wellington City Runner-up
Best Editing
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Cyan Sea: Max | 48Hours
As Max begins to find hope again, the terrors of her past drag her back into the dark.
Ant Timpson Wildcard
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Disqualified Tim: Banana Boys | 48Hours
We built and destroyed a full sized B17 bomber specifically and only for this competition. Also known as “Banana Boys”
A war photographer boards a plane armed…
Dystography Studios: The Last Lord of Scotland | 48Hours
A premature marriage proposal inspires authentic conversations as a photographer tries to capture the magic moment.
Nominated for: Best Script
Won: Christchurch City Runner-up
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Free Cinematic Luts: Shit Chat | 48 Hours
Taking refuge at a music festival leads to a deep conversation and the unloading of a heavy burden.
Ant Timpson Wildcard
Nominated for: Best Performer
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I Love Loops: Loot & Blunder | 48Hours
The wacky misadventures of two unlovable rogues focused on hoarding treasure when what they actually need is a lifeline.
Nominated for:
Dame Gaylene Preston & WIFT Best Female…
Mitchell's Here - Āta | 48Hours
A simple being ventures to The Great Altar. What they witness cannot be unseen.
Grand National 2nd Runner-up
Nominated for:
Ant TImpson Solo/Duo Award
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Pastafarian Productions - Rekindled Spirits | 48Hours
June and Trevor go camping to revive a relationship that is on the rocks.
Nominated for:
L'Affare Ultra48
Dame Gaylene Preston & WIFT Best Female Director
Best Script
Best Animation
Best Score/Song
Won:
Taranaki…
Qualified Tim - “DAS BANANA-BOOT” | 48Hours
A war photographer boards a plane armed with activated bombs. Under heavy fire she must find a way to release them before they explode.
Nominated for:
Best Production…
Snack To The Future - Judy | 48Hours
A woman forms an unlikely friendship with her partner’s blow-up doll, after trust is broken in their relationship.
See the rest of the Grand National Finalists from…
The Creamery - In Deep | 48Hours
A group of young men organise a complex series of events to get their friend talking to the girl of his dreams. But who is heisting…
Kinaki - Good as Gold | 48Hours
Hungry for adventure, the Rogue runner sets out on an intrepid journey seeking a tropical treasure that is as good as gold.
Nominated for:
Best Editing
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Won:…
BAE24: The Dying Art of Cat Burglary | 48Hours
A cat burglar in training gets the surprise of his life when he encounters an unexpected situation.
Nominated for:
L’Affare Ultra 48 Award
Best Director
Won:
Christchurch City Winner
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Howie Mandel Fan Club: Sharla and the Smiths | 48Hours
As Sharla prepares for college things begin to fall apart in the final season of her family sitcom.
Wellington, Newlands College
Won: Best School Team
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Lemon Lemon: Toasted | 48Hours
An amateur documentary crew enters the home of Steven the superhero, whose claim to fame is that he can make toast with his eyes.
Won: Best Under…
Traces of Nut: Good Girl | 48Hours
Introducing the 48Hours 2021 Grand National Champion… ‘Good Girl’ by Traces of Nut.
In ‘Good Girl’, a professional dog walker becomes immersed in a self-help podcast and…
Four life lessons we can learn from the fall of hip-hop giants Dawn Raid
We speak to Oscar Kightley, the director of 'Dawn Raid', a doco about the legendary NZ hip hop label.
How Zoë Bell got 37 of the world's most famous women to fight
You might've seen the BOSS BITCH FIGHT CHALLENGE on your social feeds. Zoë Bell tells us how she got a bunch of impressive stuntwomen and celebs…
NZ's best new filmmaker of the year shares her top 5 films of all time
Matasila Freshwater, winner of the 2019 SPADA (Screen Production and Development Association) award for New Filmmaker of the Year, sat down with Re: to share her…
Regarde Moi: an exhibition by three siblings making art for themselves
When Synthia Bahati’s Burundian family first moved from Tanzania to Auckland’s North Shore as refugees, they were a source of fascination. “People would come up to…
How 'What We Do in the Shadows' has taken over the world
The beloved Kiwi produced film What We Do in the Shadows has become a global cult classic and spawned multiple TV spinoffs. And now, Second Unit…
Why we can't have sex with our family
For what could be considered the ultimate taboo, it's surprisingly common in television and movies...what's this fascination with incest all about?