DOCNZ: The New Zealand International Documentary Film Festival

 
 

Films by topic Ethnic

Displaying 1-10 of 13 films.

  • The Birthday

    The Netherlands The Birthday follows a young Iranian man in the process of becoming a woman through a transsexual operation, up to and beyond his operation.

  • Buddha’s Lost Children

    The Netherlands In the borderlands of Northern Thailand, a rugged region known for its drug-smuggling and poverty, one man devotes himself to the welfare of the region’s children.

  • Every Good Marriage Begins With Tears

    UK A moving, tender and surprisingly funny account of two feisty and rebellious London Bangladeshi sisters who go "back home" against their will for arranged marriages.

  • The Importance of Being MLABRI

    Denmark/Thailand The outside world is closing in on the Mlabri, who have kept their identity and language alive in Northern Thailand. How will they adapt in an ever-modernising country?

  • Losers and Winners

    Germany Losers and Winners follows the painstaking disassembly of a German smelting plant, its shipment to and reassembly in China’s industrial heartland.

  • My Country, My Country

    USA Dr. Riyadh, a Sunni political candidate in Iraq’s January 2005 elections, faced the agonizing predicament of one man caught in the tragic conditions of war.

  • My Family Portrait

    Korea Hair loss prompts director Kim to search for his father. The journey reveals complex family relationships and issues of Korean society opening up itself to the West.

  • Nomadak Tx

    Spain A road movie doco about two musicians travel around the world with the txalaparta, a unique musical instrument played by two people. A must for world music lovers.

  • On a Tightrope

    Norway/Canada Four children at a government orphanage in China attempt to learn Dawaz — tightrope walking, mirroring the political and ethnic tightrope they find themselves…

  • Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omapere

    New Zealand The film examines the issues surrounding the toxic pollution of the largest body of fresh water in Northland NZ, and the effects on downstream communities.