The Rainbow Collection
This collection showcases lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender screen production from Aotearoa. The journey to Shortland Street civil unions, rainbows in Parliament and the Big Gay Out is one of pride, but also one of secrets, shame and discrimination. As pioneering writer/director Peter Wells argues in this introduction, the titles are testament to a joyful, defiant struggle to "fight to exist".
Desperate Remedies
Film, 1993 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Shortland Street - Maia and Jay’s Civil Union
Television, 2006 (Excerpts)
Hero Parade 1998
Television, 1998 (Full Length)
The Topp Twins - Untouchable Girls
Film, 2009 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Queer Nation
Television, 1996–2004
Pot Luck
Web, 2015–2017
Georgie Girl
Film, 2001 (Full Length)
About Face - Jewel's Darl
Television, 1985 (Full Length)
Peach
Short Film, 1995 (Full Length)
Carmen
Television, 1989 (Full Length)
A Death in the Family
Television, 1986 (Excerpts)
Hudson and Halls
Television, 1976–1986
FAFSWAG Vogue
Web, 2018
Lew Pryme - Welcome to my World
Television, 1990 (Full Length)
Squeeze
Film, 1980 (Excerpts)
When Love Comes
Film, 1998 (Excerpts)
City Life - First Episode
Television, 1996 (Excerpts)
Takatāpui
Television, 2004–2008
Tala Pasifika - Talk of the Town
Television, 1995 (Full Length)
About Face - My First Suit
Television, 1985 (Full Length)
Pansy
Television, 2001 (Full Length)
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous
Film, 2005 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Self Help
Web, 2022 (Full Length Episodes)
Sui Generis - Series Two
Web, 2018 (Full Length Episodes)
Beyond Gravity
Short Film, 1988 (Excerpts)
Queer Nation - Kylie Minogue
Television, 1997 (Excerpts)
Crush
Film, 1992 (Trailer and Excerpts)
One of Them!
Television, 1997 (Full Length)
Same But Different - A True New Zealand Love Story
Film, 2019 (Trailer)
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Television, 2010 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Haunting Douglas
Television, 2003 (Excerpts)
Yellow for Hermaphrodite - Mani's Story
Television, 2002 (Full Length)
Boy
Short Film, 2004 (Full Length)
Good Intentions
Short Film, 1989 (Full Length)
Happy Playland - Series
Web, 2017 (Full Length Episodes)
Loading Docs 2017 - He Kākano Ahau: From the Spaces in Between
Web, 2017 (Full Length)
For Art's Sake - Michael Parmenter
Television, 1996 (Full Length)
Sparrow
Short Film, 2017 (Full Length)
Tits on a Bull
Short Film, 2015 (Full Length)
Both Worlds - Jacob Tamata
Television, 2019 (Full Length Episode)
Intersexion
Television, 2012 (Excerpts)
Loading Docs 2016 - Same But Different
Web, 2016 (Full Length)
An Island Calling
Television, 2008 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Taunt
Short Film, 1983 (Full Length)
God, Sreenu and Me
Television, 2000 (Full Length)
Loading Docs 2014 - Queer Selfies
Web, 2014 (Full Length)
Allie Eagle and Me
Film, 2004 (Trailer)
Tash Keddy on first crashing into Shortland Street
Web, 2017 (Extras)
Punch
Film, 2022 (Trailer)