Vjeta Covich

Two cousins, 10 & 11 years old, share an annual ritual: they meet at the end of summer to see who stayed the palest. We see a glimpse of their girlhood, and a shared joy that exists in the shadow of the stories they've internalised.

After the publication of her semiautobiographical debut novel, a girl comes into conflict with her mother over how the book portrays her upbringing.

In a social-media addicted version of the Regency, a girl is driven by her favourite influencers to madness in the name of popularity.

Joel is about to walk into his graduation party when he gets the news that his best friend, Terry, is dead. Filled with a growing sense of shock and denial, he tries to keep it a secret from his friends.

An activist prepares to defend a tract of native bush from the predatory forces of capital - and from something stranger, waiting in the woods.

Three young men owe money to a local crime lord - but who in New Zealand could they rob to pay off the debt?

A film noir with a sci-fi twist about love, betrayal, and memory.

A family in crisis take a roadtrip to visit one of their own. Unless they can learn to communicate, the journey threatens to tear them even further apart.

A young girl on school camp must face her fears on a nighttime bush walk.

A girl awakens in a strange, red-lit room. She shares a moment of recognition with an older woman, and both are changed.

A boy watches helplessly as his grandmother begins to slip into dementia.