This densely packed doco from the directors of Operation 8 questions the price of New Zealand’s involvement in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, and relates the improbable tale of its 2008 sabotage by the Waihopai Three.
Films — by Strand
Aotearoa
![The heART of the Matter](/assets/resized/sm/upload/i1/mk/9v/eo/G-drums%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=18b0c81ba0)
The heART of the Matter
Luit Bieringa’s richly archived documentary examines the legacy of Gordon Tovey and the post-war education programmes that put art, artists, and Māori arts in particular, into the New Zealand classroom.
![New Zealand’s Best 2016](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ge/0p/pn/0m/WAIT-still%20from%20the%20film-Joyena%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=b5ec0fc65e)
New Zealand’s Best 2016
Check out the year’s best New Zealand short films as chosen by this year’s guest selector, Lee Tamahori, from a shortlist drawn up by NZIFF programmers from a total of 81 entries.
![Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2016](/assets/resized/sm/upload/zh/m2/s6/ug/BLACKBIRD%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=735617b1f3)
Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2016
Check out the latest and best Māori and Pasifika short films as selected for NZIFF by Leo Koziol, Director of the Wairoa Māori Film Festival, and Craig Fasi, Director of the Pollywood Film Festival.