Rachel House
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
From acclaimed New Zealand director Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do in the Shadows) comes an award-winning new comedy. Julian Dennison stars as Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle (Sam Neil) in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together.
2) Moana
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a Polynesian chief sets out from her island home across the ocean in search of Maui, a demigod, to save her people from a curse.
3) White Lies
Publisher
ArtMattan Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Paraiti is the healer and midwife of her rural, tribal people in New Zealand. But new laws prohibiting unlicensed healers, make the practice of much Maori medicine illegal. She gets approached by Maraea (Rachel House, *Hunt for the Wilderpeople*), the servant of a wealthy woman, Rebecca, who seeks her knowledge and assistance in order to hide a secret which could destroy Rebecca’s position in European settler society. This compelling story tackles...
4) Soul
Publisher
Disney/Pixar
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what's great about life, he may discover...