Steel Magnolias
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
The Quiet Earth
After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
Ngāti
Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngāti is the story of a Māori community. The film comprises three narrative threads: a boy, Ropata, is dying of leukaemia; the return of a young Australian doctor, Greg, and his discovery that he has Māori heritage; and the fight to keep the local freezing works open.
Mesmerized
An orphan weds an older man in circa-1900 New Zealand, then finds out he's a miser who spies on her.