Film

GURL: A Musical Fantasy

A musical fantasy with a surprisingly tender love story at its heart, GURL takes place one frantic night as a beautiful young sex worker waits for her salesman lover to whisk her away from her last night on the strip to live happily ever after. But it’s 1975 and she’s a Māori drag queen. And […]

Kim Hill RNZ: Celebrating trans experiences: Rurangi director Max Currie

Kim Hill RNZ: Celebrating trans experiences: Rurangi director Max Currie

Kim Hill, Radio NZ, interviews Max Currie about the new series Rūrangi. In the new series Rūrangi, gender-diverse New Zealanders get an opportunity to tell their own story – with resources – for the first time, says director Max Currie. Over half of Rūrangi’s cast and crew identify as gender-diverse – an umbrella term that […]

bMovies w/ Max Currie – Rūrangi

bMovies w/ Max Currie – Rūrangi

95bFM at the bMovies interview Max Currie. Max is the director of Rūrangi, a forthcoming web-series which is having its premiere as part of this year’s NZIFF. Max popped into the 95BFM studio to chat about the show which follows the story of young trans activist Caz as he returns to his small rural hometown […]

Rūrangi – Whānau Marama: New Zealand International Film Festival – 24 July –2 August, 2020

Rūrangi – Whānau Marama: New Zealand International Film Festival – 24 July –2 August, 2020

Offering genuine representation for Aotearoa’s gender-diverse community both on screen and off, local series Rūrangi is set to have its world premiere as part of Whānau Marama: New Zealand International Film Festival, running 24 July –2 August, 2020. Rūrangi will make history as the first web-series to feature in the Festival’s celebrated programme, and as […]

Grind: A Short Film

After a great year on the festival circuit, the short film ‘Grind’ can now be made available for everyone. “GRIND” is a story of anxiety and insecurity run rampant as an insecure but stubborn young gay man named Kaleb obtains a gym membership and hires a personal trainer to improve his physique. Although initially unsuccessful […]

GRIND: A Short Film – Give A Little

GRIND: A Short Film – Give A Little

GRIND is a story of anxiety and insecurity run rampant as an underweight, insecure but stubborn young gay man named Kaleb obtains a gym membership and hires a personal trainer to improve his physique. Although initially unsuccessful in negotiating the labyrinth of exercise machines and intimidating body masses, with the help of his patient personal […]

Leitis in Waiting – Tonga

Leitis in Waiting is the story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga leitis, an intrepid group of native transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in their South Pacific Kingdom. The film follows Joey, a devout Catholic of noble descent, as she organizes an exuberant beauty pageant presided over by a […]

Film Fundraiser – The Breaker Upperers – 17 May 2018 – Wellington Lesbian Radio

Film Fundraiser – The Breaker Upperers – 17 May 2018 – Wellington Lesbian Radio

Wellington Lesbian Radio are hosting their first film fundraising event! And what a fabulous film they are starting with! Come along and enjoy the awesome new film The Breaker Upperers. Tickets are $25 (waged) $20 (unwaged) including a sweet treat surprise! To book your ticket please visit the Facebook Event Page

100 Men Film

100 Men fast-tracks through 40 years of gay history via a countdown of filmmaker Paul Oremland’s most memorable shags. This isn’t just a blow-by-blow account of past glories; instead, Paul uses a personal lens to explore the key moments that have defined the contemporary gay experience. The significance of the men on Paul’s list varies, […]