Don McGlashan Movies

  • 2014
    The Dead Lands

    The Dead Lands

    The Dead Lands

    6.12014HD

    Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones...

    The Dead Lands
  • 1990
    An Angel at My Table

    An Angel at My Table

    An Angel at My Table

    7.0221990HD

    Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with...

    An Angel at My Table
  • 2008
    Dean Spanley

    Dean Spanley

    Dean Spanley

    7.52008HD

    Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or...

    Dean Spanley
  • 2008
    Show of Hands

    Show of Hands

    Show of Hands

    6.72008HD

    Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do...

    Show of Hands
  • 2006
    No. 2

    No. 2

    No. 2

    62006HD

    A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no...

    No. 2
  • 1993
    Absent Without Leave

    Absent Without Leave

    Absent Without Leave

    71993HD

    In 1942 Wellington, Daisy Edwards, 16 and pregnant, relies totally on her just-wed husband, Ed, who is little older than she. Ed is suddenly...

    Absent Without Leave
  • 2012
    Sione's 2: Unfinished Business

    Sione's 2: Unfinished Business

    Sione's 2: Unfinished Business

    5.72012HD

    Fast-forward five years and things havent quite gone as the boys might have planned: Albert is now married to Tania and they are living in suburbia,...

    Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
  • 1995
    Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

    Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

    Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

    51995HD

    Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.

    Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
  • 1984
    Other Halves

    Other Halves

    Other Halves

    7.51984HD

    A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and...

    Other Halves
  • 1990
    The Grasscutter

    The Grasscutter

    The Grasscutter

    51990HD

    An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to New Zealand to start a new life, leaving behind...

    The Grasscutter
  • 2009
    Piece of My Heart

    Piece of My Heart

    Piece of My Heart

    62009HD

    Adapted from Renee's 1995 novel Does This Make Sense to You?, the TV movie lays bare the pain caused by forced adoptions inflicted on unwed and...

    Piece of My Heart
  • 2016
    Poi E: The Story of Our Song

    Poi E: The Story of Our Song

    Poi E: The Story of Our Song

    62016HD

    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...

    Poi E: The Story of Our Song
  • 2001
    The Underwater Melon Man

    The Underwater Melon Man

    The Underwater Melon Man

    02001HD

    Unreasonable rhymes, preposterous characters and enchanting music come together in this remarkable animated short film of twenty-five delightful,...

    The Underwater Melon Man
  • 2018
    Vermilion

    Vermilion

    Vermilion

    02018HD

    Darcy, a composer, sees colors when she plays musical notes. When she notices her usually subtle colors changing, she realizes a profound change is...

    Vermilion
  • 1989
    The Lounge Bar

    The Lounge Bar

    The Lounge Bar

    51989HD

    The zenith of Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair's legendary Front Lawn collaborations, this iconic Kiwi short follows two men and one woman on a rainy...

    The Lounge Bar
  • 2022
    Topp Class: A Topp Twins Tribute Concert

    Topp Class: A Topp Twins Tribute Concert

    Topp Class: A Topp Twins Tribute Concert

    02022HD

    NZ’s top musicians and comedians celebrate the extraordinary contribution Dames Lynda & Jools Topp have made to Aotearoa New Zealand over 40...

    Topp Class: A Topp Twins Tribute Concert
  • 2013
    Giselle

    Giselle

    Giselle

    52013HD

    GISELLE is acclaimed director Toa Fraser's inter­pretation of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's production of Giselle. The classic story of love,...

    Giselle
  • 1987
    Walkshort

    Walkshort

    Walkshort

    01987HD

    Short film by Bill Toepfer

    Walkshort