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Thursday 20, November

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

MViolence

Thursday 20, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Thursday 20, November

Pike River

Pike River

TBCOffensive Language

Thursday 20, November

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

R16Graphic violence & content that may disturb

Thursday 20, November

Pitchblack Playback: Radiohead - Kid A

Pitchblack Playback: Radiohead - Kid A

Exempt

Thursday 20, November

Friday 21, November

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

R16Graphic violence & content that may disturb

Friday 21, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Friday 21, November

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

MViolence

Friday 21, November

Saturday 22, November

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

MViolence

Saturday 22, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Saturday 22, November

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

R16Graphic violence & content that may disturb

Saturday 22, November

Sunday 23, November

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

R16Graphic violence & content that may disturb

Sunday 23, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Sunday 23, November

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

MViolence

Sunday 23, November

Monday 24, November

Familiar Touch

Familiar Touch

PGAdult themes

Monday 24, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Monday 24, November

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

MViolence

Monday 24, November

Tuesday 25, November

Familiar Touch

Familiar Touch

PGAdult themes

Tuesday 25, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Tuesday 25, November

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

MViolence

Tuesday 25, November

Wednesday 26, November

Prime Minister

Prime Minister

M

Wednesday 26, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Wednesday 26, November

Familiar Touch

Familiar Touch

PGAdult themes

Wednesday 26, November

Thursday 27, November

Familiar Touch

Familiar Touch

PGAdult themes

Thursday 27, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Thursday 27, November

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

TBC

Thursday 27, November

Friday 28, November

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

TBC

Friday 28, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Friday 28, November

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

MHolocaust imagery and suicide

Friday 28, November

TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty with Q & A

TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty with Q & A

E

Friday 28, November

Saturday 29, November

TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty

TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty

EDocumentary film exempt from NZ Classification labelling requirements

Saturday 29, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Saturday 29, November

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

TBC

Saturday 29, November

Sunday 30, November

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

TBC

Sunday 30, November

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Sunday 30, November

TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty

TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty

EDocumentary film exempt from NZ Classification labelling requirements

Sunday 30, November

Monday 1, December

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

TBC

Monday 1, December

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Monday 1, December

Tuesday 2, December

Familiar Touch

Familiar Touch

PGAdult themes

Tuesday 2, December

Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Tuesday 2, December

Thursday 4, December

Pitchblack Playback: The Smashing Pumpkins

Pitchblack Playback: The Smashing Pumpkins

Exempt

Thursday 4, December

Familiar Touch

Familiar Touch

PGAdult themes

Amid the haze of fading memory and shifting desires, Ruth, a retired cook, quietly navigates her transition to assisted living. With grace, wit, and the enduring threads of her identity, she deals with her changing sense of self and her bonds with those who care for her. As her surroundings grow unfamiliar, something unexpected begins to take shape - what if we glow most warmly at the edges of memory?

Monday 24, November

Tuesday 25, November

Wednesday 26, November

Thursday 27, November

Tuesday 2, December

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

R16Graphic violence & content that may disturb

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Thursday 20, November

Friday 21, November

Saturday 22, November

Sunday 23, November

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Len Lye Master of Motion

Len Lye Master of Motion

Exempt

Produced by the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Belmont Productions, Master of Motion celebrates the life and work of Len Lye and his longstanding relationship with Aotearoa, Taranaki and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. Alongside vintage footage of the artist and interviews with experts in hi art, Master of Motion includes a wealth of recently uncovered archival materials telling the Len Lye’s story in his own voice. The new 30 minute documentary introduces audiences to the Len Lye story, showcasing his visionary work in film and sculpture, his monumental ambitions for his work beyond his own life and his legacy in the Len Lye Centre.

Thursday 20, November

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Thursday 27, November

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Tuesday 2, December

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Nuremberg

Nuremberg

MHolocaust imagery and suicide

The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust while a US Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Herman Göring (Russell Crowe).

Friday 28, November

Pike River

Pike River

TBCOffensive Language

Three-time Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey (YELLOW JACKETS, THE LAST OF US) and acclaimed NZ actress Robyn Malcolm (TOP OF THE LAKE, AFTER THE PARTY) star as Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse; two ordinary women who together stand up and take on the government, justice system and a company that will stop at nothing to protect itself, after the 2010 Pike River Mine explosion takes the lives of 29 men underground. This is a film about the powerless vs. the powerful, of people vs. money, of right vs. wrong. An inspiring true story of an incredible female friendship and together what is possible when you simply won’t give up.

Thursday 20, November

Pitchblack Playback: Radiohead - Kid A

Pitchblack Playback: Radiohead - Kid A

Exempt

Pitchblack Playback: Radiohead 'Kid A' (25th Anniversary) *Please arrive by event start time as latecomers will not be admitted and refunds will not be offered* Immerse yourself in Radiohead's groundbreaking 'pivot' record at Pitchblack Playback's listening session in the dark. Hear this immense record played loud in uncompressed audio on a powerful cinema sound system. No distractions; just you and the music. "This sounds great” — Rick Rubin "A fabulous idea" — Jay Kay, Jamiroquai "The optimal way to listen to an album" — Max Richter "This might just be my favourite new thing to do" — Nihal, BBC Radio 5 Live Ticket includes Pitchblack Playback eye mask for extra darkness. As recommended by The Guardian, GQ, Time Out, Metro and Newsweek. Duration: 47 minutes

Thursday 20, November

Pitchblack Playback: The Smashing Pumpkins

Pitchblack Playback: The Smashing Pumpkins

Exempt

Pitchblack Playback: Smashing Pumpkins 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' (30th Anniversary) *Please arrive by event start time as latecomers will not be admitted and refunds will not be offered* Immerse yourself in this epic at Pitchblack Playback's listening session in the dark, celebrating 30 years of one of the Pumpkins' finest moments. Hear this immense double-LP played loud in uncompressed audio on a powerful cinema sound system. No distractions; just you and the music. "This sounds great” — Rick Rubin "A fabulous idea" — Jay Kay, Jamiroquai "The optimal way to listen to an album" — Max Richter "This might just be my favourite new thing to do" — Nihal, BBC Radio 5 Live Ticket includes Pitchblack Playback eye mask for extra darkness. As recommended by The Guardian, GQ, Time Out, Metro and Newsweek. This event is not affiliated with Smashing Pumpkins or Virgin Records. Duration: 132 minutes

Thursday 4, December

Prime Minister

Prime Minister

M

The uncharted highs and crashing lows of Jacinda Ardern’s time at the helm of Aotearoa get their due in an intimate-access international documentary about state power and human vulnerability.

Wednesday 26, November

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

MViolence

"EL MAESTRO QUE PROMETIÓ EL MAR" se centra en la vida de Antoni Benaiges un maestro de Mont-Roig del Camp (Tarragona) que en 1935 es destinado a la escuela pública de Bañuelos de Bureba, un pequeño pueblo de la provincia de Burgos. Poco a poco, y gracias a una metodología de enseñanza pionera y revolucionaria para la época, comenzará a transformar la vida de sus alumnos, pero también la del pueblo, algo que no siempre resulta del agrado de todos.

Thursday 20, November

Friday 21, November

Saturday 22, November

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Monday 24, November

Tuesday 25, November

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TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty

TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty

EDocumentary film exempt from NZ Classification labelling requirements

Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art was the largest Māori exhibition in the history of Auckland Art Gallery and attracted attendance levels not seen by the gallery since 1989. But its triumph masked a deeper tension. Chelsea Winstanley’s documentary follows the journey of curator Nigel Borell as he navigates the constraints between institutional authority and Māori self-determination. Borell’s curatorial vision is clear – Māori art must be authored, not simply advocated for. For the artists, this represents a chance to be seen on their own terms, and is an initiative that ultimately leads some to the global stage of the Venice Biennale.

Saturday 29, November

Sunday 30, November

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TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty with Q & A

TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty with Q & A

E

Join Director Chelsea Winstanley for a Q & A session post film. Unprecedented insight into the curation of the Toi Tū Toi Ora exhibition reveals the struggle for Māori artistic sovereignty within the structures of Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultural institutions. Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art was the largest exhibition in the history of Auckland Art Gallery and attracted attendance levels not seen by the gallery since 1989. But its triumph masked a deeper tension. Chelsea Winstanley’s documentary follows the journey of curator Nigel Borell as he navigates the constraints between institutional authority and Māori self-determination. Borell’s curatorial vision is clear – Māori art must be authored, not simply advocated for. For the artists, this represents a chance to be seen on their own terms, and is an initiative that ultimately leads some to the global stage of the Venice Biennale. But as the scale of the exhibition grows, so does the institutional resistance. The result is a reckoning: whose story is being told, and who holds the pen? With many of the artworks exploring the legacy of colonialism, the making of the exhibition itself becomes a living reflection of that very struggle. Laying bare behind-the-scenes conversations rarely seen on screen, TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty lifts the curtain on the inner workings of an institution and examines the cost of visibility without control – and the quiet power of walking away. — Heperi Mita

Friday 28, November

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

TBC

Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet.

Thursday 27, November

Friday 28, November

Saturday 29, November

Sunday 30, November

Monday 1, December

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