
Join us for an intimate arthouse film experience
Explore our latest films screenings below.
We screen our films at Centrestage on Don Street, Invercargill.
Doors open at 6:30pm with the film starting at 7pm sharp.

There’s Still Tomorrow
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
The highest grossing film of 2023 in Italy, There’s Still Tomorrow is a vibrant, moving drama starring Paola Cortellesi in her directorial debut.
Delia lives in a working-class community in Rome in the late 1940s - a city divided between the positive thrust of liberation and the miseries of the war that has just ended.
She rises above the daily challenges of family life; has a best friend with whom to share moments of levity, and dreams for her daughter Marcella to one day have a better life. Delia accepts her fate - the good with the bad - until one day a mysterious letter arrives.
Shot in resplendent black and white, in the style of post-World War II Italian neorealist filmmakers, There’s Still Tomorrow is a critically acclaimed, bittersweet and empowering tale tinged with a comedic irony.

Merchant Ivory
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Film producer and director Stephen Soucy collaborates with Oscar-winner, director and screenwriter James Ivory for this definitive presentation and tribute to the Merchant Ivory partnership.
The documentary's anchored by interviews with Ivory and 41 Merchant Ivory close collaborators detailing and celebrating their experiences of being a part of the “wandering company” helmed by legendary producer Ismail Merchant. With six Academy Award-winners among the notable artists participating, including Emma Thompson and Vanessa Redgrave, the documentary provides new perspectives on a unique partnership that produced seminal films over four decades.

The Penguin Lessons
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Steve Coogan and a very good penguin star in this British heart-warmer. The film's based on the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976.
Expecting an easy ride, he discovered instead a complicated and divided nation – and a class of practically unteachable young boys. When he finds a small penguin washed up on an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside down – and the penguin becomes not only a valued friend, but also a teacher of life’s most important lessons, for Tom, the boys and many others.

Tinā
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Anapela Polataivao (Our Flag Means Death) leads this Aotearoa heartwarmer as Samoan teacher Mareta Percival.
Struggling after the death of her daughter in the Christchurch earthquakes, Mareta reluctantly takes on a role as a substitute teacher at an elite private school and is surprised to find children in desperate need of guidance, inspiration, and love.

Workmates
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
In this New Zealand comedy, Lucy (Sophie Henderson, Human Traces) and Tom (Matt Whelan, Narcos) are best mates running a tiny, broke theatre. When an accident forces them to shut down and Tom threatens to leave, Lucy realises she would do anything to save the theatre and keep her friend… who she might be in love with.

Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
To celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, this documentary follows New Zealand music sensation Marlon Williams and his most ambitious project to date, writing an album in te reo Māori, and the personal challenges he faces along the way.
The film weaves together Williams’ different worlds, from international tours and recording the album, to life in his hometown of Ōhinehou (Lyttelton).

Holy Cow
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Totone, 18 years old, spends most of his time drinking beers and partying in the Jura region with his group of friends. But reality catches up with him: he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister and find a way to make a living. He then sets out to make the best Comté cheese in the region, the one that would win him the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros.

Calm With Horses
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Calm with Horses is a taut, muscular thriller with a powerful, emotional core. In rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic young son. Torn between these two families, Arm’s loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.

Chuck Chuck Baby
Set in present day industrial North Wales, Helen spends her nights packing chickens and her days caring for a dying mother-figure Gwen.
Helen’s world takes an unexpected turn with the return of Joanne, other’s unspoken teenage passions twenty years ago. One night, encouraged by Helen, Joanne starts a playful wooing game that re-awakens their youthful feelings. As they fall in love and lust, Helen’s zest for life returns but Joanne feels the walls closing in as she faces something much darker from her past, and Helen’s painful memories cause her to flee.

The Phoenician Scheme
Wes Anderson returns with a story about wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda who appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.

The Salt Path
Doors open at 6:30pm
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
The screen adaptation of the best-selling memoir by Raynor Winn, starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, directed by Marianne Elliott, THE SALT PATH is set against the stunning landscapes of the South West Coast Path in the UK. Beautifully capturing the rawness of nature, the challenges of the journey, and the profound connection between people and the natural world, it's a poignant exploration of survival, hope, and the power of the human spirit when faced with adversity.

Kōkā
Doors open at 6:30pm
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Under the celestial guidance of Matariki, Māori elder Hamo and local delinquent Jo form an unlikely bond on a road trip. As they confront past traumas and each face their demons, their shared path becomes a journey of healing, community and reconciliation.

Maria
Doors open at 6:30pm
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie is Maria Callas, one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century, in acclaimed director Pablo Larraín’s operatic masterpiece. The film follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to 1970s Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye. MARIA reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.

Small Things Like These
Doors open at 6:30pm
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy and Oscar-nominees Emily Watson and Ciarán Hinds star in this adaptation of Irish author Claire Keegan's novella. It is 1985 in the run-up to Christmas in a small town in County Wexford, Ireland. Bill Furlong toils as a coal merchant to support himself, his wife and his five daughters. Early one morning while out delivering coal at the local convent, he makes a discovery that forces him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a town controlled by the Catholic Church.

My Favourite Cake
Doors open at 6:30pm
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Mahin lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life.

All We Imagine As Light
Doors open at 6:30pm
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Award-winning filmmaker Payal Kapadia directs this romantic drama, the first Indian film to receive the Grand Prix at Cannes. In Mumbai, nurse Prabha is caught off-guard by an unexpected gift from her estranged husband; while her younger roommate, Anu, is desperate to find a spot in the city to be alone with her boyfriend.

Becoming Led Zeppelin
Doors open at 6:30pm
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds. Powered by awe-inspiring, psychedelic, never-before-seen footage, performances, and music, Bernard MacMahon’s experiential cinematic odyssey explores Led Zeppelin’s creative, musical, and personal origin story. The film is told in Led Zeppelin’s own words and is the first officially sanctioned film on the group.

Anora
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner ANORA is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey Madison captivates as Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets and impulsively marries Vanya, the impetuous son of a Russian billionaire. However, when Vanya's parents catch wind of the union, they send their henchmen to annul the marriage, setting off a wild chase through the streets of New York.

Queer
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey and Oscar-nominee Lesley Manville lead this William S Burroughs adaptation from director Luca Guadagnino. In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee (Craig), an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

The Last Showgirl
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Based on the true story of Eunice Paiva, a Brazilian activist of the anti-military dictatorship movement who spent years investigating her husband's disappearance. In Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, during the dictatorship, former deputy Rubens Paiva was taken from his home by soldiers to be interrogated. He was never found again. The search for truth lasts 30 long years and when the answers begin to appear, Eunice Paiva feels the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

I’m Still Here
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Based on the true story of Eunice Paiva, a Brazilian activist of the anti-military dictatorship movement who spent years investigating her husband's disappearance. In Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, during the dictatorship, former deputy Rubens Paiva was taken from his home by soldiers to be interrogated. He was never found again. The search for truth lasts 30 long years and when the answers begin to appear, Eunice Paiva feels the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

A Real Pain
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
A REAL PAIN follows mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Sing Sing
Doors open at 6pm to allow for new members.
Screening starts at 7pm sharp.
Based on the remarkable true story of Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, who finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men. When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors.

Kneecap
Winner of the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2024, KNEECAP is set in west Belfast in 2019, and chronicles how fate brings the trio together and how they then go on to “change the sound of Irish music forever”. Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio Kneecap, the film stars the band’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts.

Origin
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay uses a blend of drama and non-fiction to adapt Isabel Wilkerson's novel Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, which explores the roots of racial and social hierarchies. While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel (Ellis-Taylor) sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and bravery while crafting one of the defining American books of our time.

Run Lola Run
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.

Copa ‘71
Tells the story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which saw soccer teams from all over the world gather in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium to compete in front of more than 100,000 spectators. It was the last women’s World Cup until the official FIFA event 20 years later. Dismissed by the male-dominated football associations around the world, the event was written out of history — until now.

Io Capitano
BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah) won the Best Director Silver Lion at Venice 2023 for this contemporary odyssey of two young men who leave Senegal for Europe. To do so, they must contest with the dangers of the desert, the perils of the sea, and the ambiguities of the human soul. Nominated for Best International Film at the 2024 Academy Awards.

Radical
Winner of the Sundance Film Favourite Award, Radical is based on the true story of an inspiring educator who refused to let his students be defined by their circumstances.
In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher (Eugenio Derbez) tries a radical new approach to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential… and maybe even their genius.

The Taste of Things
France, 1885. The talented cook Eugenie has worked for the preeminent gourmet Dodin for the last two decades. Their mutual admiration turns into a romance, and gives rise to dishes, one more delicious than the next, that confound even the world’s most illustrious chefs. But Eugenie is fond of her freedom and has never wanted to marry Dodin, so he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.

Late Night with the Devil
31 October, 1977. Johnny Carson rival, Jack Delroy, is the host of ‘Night Owls’, a once hugely popular syndicated talk show. A year on from the tragic death of Jack’s wife, ratings have plummeted and sponsors are getting nervous. Desperate to turn his fortunes around, Jack pulls out all the stops for his annual Halloween special, booking a psychic, a professional skeptic, a parapsychologist and a young girl allegedly possessed by the devil. What could possibly go wrong?

The Boy and the Heron
Fantasy drama from Studio Ghibli master Hayao Miyazaki. While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one.”

Ka Whawhai Tonu
Amidst the chaos of the infamous 1864 siege of Ōrākau in the Waikato, two rangatahi must seize command of their destinies, and fight for their freedom. Facing insurmountable odds, Māori defiantly stand their ground against the relentless advance of colonial forces in a struggle for sovereignty. Presented in te reo Māori, this ambitious historical drama tells the story of a pivotal moment in the New Zealand land wars from a Māori perspective. Alongside seasoned actors Temuera Morrison, Cliff Curtis and Brit Jason Flemyng, the lead roles are played by newcomers Paku Fernandez and Hinerangi Harawira-Nicholas.

Joika
Talia Ryder (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) and Diane Kruger (In the Fade) lead writer-director James Napier-Robertson's (The Dark Horse) telling of the true story of Joy Womack, who made history as an American ballerina accepted into the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. At fifteen years old she left her family home in Texas to travel to Moscow to follow her dream – to become a Prima Ballerina at the world's most renowned ballet company. Little did she know just how brutal that journey would be.

Monster
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong in this Cannes award-winning suspense drama from filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters).
Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.

Kinds of Kindness
KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

Robot Dreams
Nominated for Best Animated Feature at this year’s Oscars, ROBOT DREAMS is the story of Dog, a lonely canine who builds himself a robot for companionship. Their friendship blossoms as they embark on adventures (and misadventures) across the city, from taking the subway to Chinatown to roller skating in Central Park. But they are soon separated on the beach. Dog, devastated at the loss of his friend, does everything in his power to get Robot back.