Movies: Taika Waititi

This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. Using hours of archive footage, some never before seen, her youngest child and director Hepi Mita discovers the filmmaker he never knew and ...

No-nonsense Brooke and discombobulated divorcee Nelson travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon home....

Three vampires who share an apartment are interviewed by a TV crew....

A couple buys a blow up doll as a joke, but soon the doll begins to reveal that it has a consciousness to one of the boyfriends, the man begins to have full on conversations with said blow up doll, leading the other boyfriend to think he has gone ins...

A mockumentary about a film crew making a New Zealand reality television show about a couple brought together by a dating service. However due to their being incompatible, the film crew tries to manipulate them to get the film they want for the sh...

Centers on intergalactic private eye John Difool, who gets caught up in a grand space opera after happening on a mystical artifact called the Incal. Along with a ragtag crew, Difool must go on a journey to save the universe....

“James” reframes the classic story of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of Jim, an enslaved man who floats down the Mississippi River with teenaged Finn, a good friend of Tom Sawyer. While many set-pieces from the original story remain in place...

Librarians, Mr and Mrs Meek, will do anything to keep their darling daughter, Myrtle, happy. But it’s not enough for Myrtle, who always wants more. But when Myrtle declares she wants a Fing, her parents have no choice but to track one down, taking th...

A hitchhiker takes two kids on the ride of their dreams, but they soon learn that their newfound hero is just as capable of delivering nightmares....

An alcoholic man in a wheelchair kidnaps his daughter from his ex-wife....

Two cars, one day: directed by Taika Waititi, this extended public service announcement uses humour to address the dangers of motoring under the influence of marijuana. A trio of tamariki imitate their Dads’ stoned antics, driving home what’s at stak...

A hungover plane captain wakes up to discover he's done a very bad thing....

Josh, a disgraced marine, moves to LA to follow his dream of making a fourth Meet the Parents movie. Along with his sleazy manager, Josh devises schemes to break into the entertainment industry and get his script to Ben Stiller....

Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and tr...

Two players, one heinous crime to be revealed. Wellington Winner of 48 Hours Furious Filmmaking 2004....

Zog the Alien goes about his daily routine ... until it is rudely interrupted by an unwanted guest....

Actor Wi Kuki Kaa plays Tiare, a Vietnam War veteran who is dislocated by his experiences of war, and homelessness. He wanders the city streets, collecting ephemera in plastic bags. Nancy Brunning plays his daughter, who, with her own daughter, visit...

Each time Tazbah, a young professional woman gets into a ride-share car she takes on the unexpected role of becoming a free history teacher as her drivers struggle to pronounce her name....

Falling Leaves is a heartfelt and quirky short film by Taika Waititi, blending his signature humor with poignant storytelling. Set in a small New Zealand town, the film explores themes of love, loss, and the passage of time through the eyes of its of...

A follow-up to the Vampire mockumentary, centering on the life of werewolves living in modern-day Wellington, New Zealand....