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A two hour programme of short films covering ocean adventures, waters sports action and environmental documentaries.

Screening : Sunday 23 February 8pm.  Further sessions tbc.

English, German, French with English subtitles

Adapted from the beloved literary classic, and starring legendary actor Harrison Ford, THE CALL OF THE WILD vividly brings to the screen the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team–and later its leader–Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

Oscar winners Mel Gibson and Sean Penn lead this true story about how a professor and a convicted murderer created the Oxford English Dictionary.

The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857 and was one of the most ambitious, and revolutionary projects ever undertaken. Professor James Murray (Gibson) took on the challenge of creating the most comprehensive dictionary ever compiled, but knew that it would take him and his team over a century to compile all known definitions. However, by “crowd sourcing” the work, that is, by enlisting definitions from people all over the world, the dictionary could be compiled in mere decades.

As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W.C. Minor (Penn), had submitted more than ten thousand words. When the committee insisted on honouring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was a convicted murderer and being held at an asylum for the criminally insane.

A Tongan entrepreneur returns to his old neighbourhood and inadvertently causes the theft of his late father’s valued pro wrestling title belt. Failing to retrieve it, his only choice is to embrace his father’s legacy. The feature directorial debut of Kiel McNaughton, co-producer of Waru and Vai.

Director:Kiel McNaughton (feature debut)

Cast: Uli Latukefu, Nathaniel Lees, John Tui, Jay Laga’aia, Shavaughn Ruakere

Jim Carrey and James Marsden star in this live-action adventure based on the popular Sega video game franchise.

A small-town South Dakota cop (Marsden) teams up with Sonic the Hedgehog (voiced by Ben Schwartz) to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Carrey).

Documentary portrait of the late Helen Kelly, telling the story of a woman whose advocacy and generosity changed the lives of countless New Zealanders.

“For the last year of her life, filmmaker Tony Sutorius was granted extraordinary access to Kelly: as she underwent hospital treatment, at home, butting heads with the bureaucracy in Wellington, and on the road. On the West Coast she rallies the Pike River families – with whose help Sutorius has secured extraordinary footage from within the mine – who refuse to be palmed off. In Tokoroa, she helps Maryanne Butler-Finlay win justice for her husband, whose death on the job had been written off as accidental. Along the way, Kelly finds herself an accidental flag-bearer for a change in the law around medical cannabis, something which became a palliative necessity as she underwent round after round of battering treatment. Kelly’s lucid, experience-supported argument played a substantial role in leading to next year’s referendum.” (New Zealand International Film Festival)

Clint Eastwood’s new biopic thriller, a true story drama about a security guard (Paul Walter Hauser, BlacKkKlansman) who saved people from a bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but was then labelled by the media as a terrorist.   Richard Jewell is cruelly and falsely accused of carrying out the Centennial Park bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The film is also supported by an excellent ensemble cast of Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm and Olivia Wilde.

Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation of EMMA. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Josh O’Connor,
Callum Turner, Rupert Graves, Gemma Whelan, Amber Anderson, Tanya Reynolds, Connor Swindells

Two best friends in a small Scottish town in the summer of ’94 who head out for one last night together before life takes them in different directions. Going to an illegal rave, the boys journey into an underworld of anarchy, freedom and collision with the law as they share a night that they will never forget.  

A universal story of friendship, rebellion and the irresistible power of gathered youth – set to a soundtrack as eclectic and electrifying as the scene it gave birth to.

Starring: Laura Fraser, Lorn Macdonald, Cristian Ortega, Amy Manson, Kevin Mains, Gemma McElhinney, Rachel Jackson.

Margot Robbie reprises her iconic Suicide Squad role in this DC Extended Universe actioner. Written and directed Christina Hodson and Cathy Yan, Birds of Prey sees female characters joining forces against a Gotham City crime lord.

After parting ways with The Joker, Harley Quinn (Robbie) teams up with Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Renee Montoya (Oscar nominee Rosie Perez) to rescue a little girl (Ella Jay Basco) from Black Mask (Ewan McGregor).

The Extraordinary is the latest film from Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, the French directing duo behind the hit Intouchables. Their new movie is an uplifting comedy about the true story of Stephane Benhamou and Daoud Tatou, two friends from different religious faiths who, 20 years ago, created a pair of nonprofit organizations for children with severe autism. 

Starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman, Academy Award nominee John Lithgow and Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie, based on the real scandal, BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

Directed by Emmy Award winner Jay Roach and written by Academy Award winner Charles Randolph.

BOMBSHELL also stars Emmy Award winner Kate McKinnon, Golden Globe nominee Connie Britton, Emmy Award winner Mark Duplass, Emmy Award nominee Rob Delaney, Golden Globe nominee Malcolm McDowell and Academy Award winner Allison Janney.

Two young British soldiers attempt to deliver a message that could save 1,600 men in this single-shot WWI drama from Sam Mendes (Skyfall).

At the height of WWI, two young British soldiers, Schofield (George MacKay, Captain Fantastic) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman, Game of Thrones) must cross enemy territory in a race against time to deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers – Blake’s own brother among them.

Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on her own terms — is both timeless and timely. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothée Chalamet as their neighbor Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March. 

From writer/director Guy Ritchie comes THE GENTLEMEN, a star-studded sophisticated action comedy. THE GENTLEMEN follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant, Michelle Dockery, Henry Golding, Jeremy Strong

New Zealand’s own Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok) brings his signature style of humour and pathos back on the world stage in his next big film, JOJO RABBIT— a powerful satire set against the backdrop of World War II.

Jojo, a lonely German boy, lives a sheltered life, but his world is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is harbouring a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism and face his biggest fears.

Roman Griffin Davis stars as Jojo alongside Waititi and a stellar ensemble cast including Golden Globe®-nominee Scarlett Johansson (Avengers), Academy Award®-winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri), Kiwi rising star Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies),  Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect),  Stephen Merchant (Logan) and Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones).

Winner of the Toronto International Film Festival 2019 People’s Choice Award – don’t miss JOJO RABBIT