Some of New Zealand's most memorable screen images have come from the genre of science fiction: man alone Bruno Lawrence wandering onto Eden Park in a nightie; giant slugs living under Rangitoto. From alien hunters to futuristic fuel wars to nuclear volcanoes, this collection is a showcase of film and TV which has imagined "what if?" versions of life in the shaky isles. Plus sci-fi nut Greg Broadmore offers his take on Kiwi science fiction, and author Maurice Gee and former NZ On Screen editor Paul Stanley Ward look back on classic sci-fi tale Under the Mountain.
Film, 1985 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Television, 1981 (Full Length Episode)
Television, 1990 (Full Length Episode)
Television, 2005 (Full Length)
Film, 1982 (Excerpts)
Short Film, 2011 (Full Length)
Television, 1989 (Full Length)
Short Film, 2009 (Full Length)
Television, 1974 (Full Length Episode)
Film, 2006 (Full Length)
Short Film, 1999 (Full Length)
Television, 1972 (Full Length)
Television, 1989 (Excerpts)
Television, 1984 (Full Length Episode)
Short Film, 2014 (Full Length)
Short Film, 2004 (Full Length)
Television, 1993 (Full Length)
Short Film, 1995 (Full Length)
Television, 1985 (Full Length)
Film, 2009 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)
Film, 2016 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Film, 2012 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Short Film, 2014 (Full Length)
Short Film, 2010 (Full Length)
Short Film, 2016 (Full Length)
Short Film, 2016 (Full Length)
Short Film, 1999 (Full Length)
Short Film, 1997 (Full Length)
Film, 1988 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Bressa Creeting Cake, Music Video, 1997
Film, 1988 (Trailer)
Film, 2006 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Film, 2006 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)
Rhian Sheehan, Music Video, 2001
Short Film, 1962 (Full Length)
The Phoenix Foundation, Music Video, 2005
Short Film, 1993 (Full Length)
Film, 1980 (Excerpts)
The Phoenix Foundation, Music Video, 2007
Film, 2018 (Trailer)
Film, 2023 (Trailer)
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