joika
Drama
JOIKA is a feature-length film based on the true story of Joy Womack; who as a fifteen-year-old American ballerina from Texas, moves to Moscow to train at the notoriously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy and pushes herself to her absolute limits in her pursuit of becoming a Prima Ballerina.
Joika written and directed by James Napier Robertson is a New Zealand, Polish Co-Production and produced by Four Knights Film (New Zealand) and Madants (Poland). Producers are Tom Hern, Belindalee Hope and Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska.
Director: james napier robertson
Writer: james napier robertson
Producer: Tom Hern, belindalee hope and Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska
Cast: talia ryder, diane kruger, oleg ivenko, natasha aderslade, natalia osipova
Cinematographer: Tomasz Naumiuk
the panthers
Drama (miniseries)
Auckland, 1974 - in the face of increased racial-targeting , a group of Polynesian students and street gangsters form a revolutionary movement for justice and equality.
Director: mIKI MAGASIVA, vEA MAFILE’O, TOM HERN, CHRIS GRAHAM, MARIO FAUMUI
Writer: HALAIFONUA FINAU, TOM HERN
Producer: TOM HERN, HALAIFONUA FINAU
co-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Will ‘ilolahia, James napier robertson, kini roy earley
CO-PRODUCERS: crystal vaega
Cast: dimitrius schuster-koloamatangi, lealani siaosi, roy billing, frankie adams, beulah koale
Cinematographer: andrew mcgeorge
EDITOR: sacha campbell, peter roberts, MARGOT FRANCIs
“A must watch for the year.”
“Evocative, provocative retelling of a turbulent time...”
shadow in the cloud
Action/horror
When Flight Officer Maude Garrett boards a B-17 Flying Fortress, clutching a radio bag with topsecret contents, strange happenings begin to occur. She finds there’s more to fear than the tormenting crew and encroaching enemy bombers, as she is terrorized by something lurking within the clouds.
Director: ROSEANNE LIANG
Writer: MAX LANDIS AND ROSEANNE LIANG
Producer: Tom Hern, bRian kavanaugh-jones, fred berger, kelly mccormick
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: SANDRA YEE LING, ANNIE MARTER
CO-PRODUCERS: bELINDALEE HOPE, ALEXANDER BORGERS
Cast: chloë grace moretz, beulah koale, taylor john smith, callan mulvey, benedict wall, byron coll, joe witowski, nick robinson
Cinematographer: GARY MCKAY
EDITOR: TOM EAGLES
““...the unbelievability of it all becomes the fun...””
“... any pulp-loving genre fan who can accept completely absurd action in the name of a good time should probably just stop reading now and add Shadow to the must see list.””
guns akimbo
Action/comedy
A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers.
Director: jason lei howden
Writer: jason lei howden
Producer: Tom Hern, Joe neurauter, felipe marino
Cast: daniel radcliffe, Samara weaving, natasha liu bordizzo, ned dennehy, grant bowler, edwin wright, rhys darby
Line-producer: Bogdan Tomassini-buchner(GER), Belindalee Hope(NZ)
Cinematographer: Stefan Ciupek
An official co-production between Occupant Entertainment (Germany) and Four Knights Film (Aotearoa New Zealand)
pork pie
Action/comedy
A wild length of the country adventure with The Blondini Gang, a trio of accidental-outlaws-come-folk-heroes who go on-the-run in a stolen mini, chasing lost love, and doing their best to stay a step ahead of an ever-growing media frenzy and police operation hot on their tails.
Director: Matt Murphy
Writer: Matt Murphy
Producer: Tom Hern
Cast: Dean O'Gorman, James Rolleston, Ashleigh Cummings, Antonia Prebble, rima te wiata, Matt Whelan & Thomas SAinsbury
Executive Producers: Tim White, Alan Harris
Co-executive ProducerS: Leon Kirkbeck, Charlotte Larsen, Mark Westerby, Tim wooD
Associate Producers: Tim Riley, Kath Raphael
Line-producer: Belindalee Hope
Cinematographer: Crighton Bone
Editor: Jonno Woodford-Robinson
music by: Jonathan crayford
“...sleek, kinetic and eye-catching...”
the dark horse
Drama
Based on a powerful true story, The Dark Horse is the uplifting portrait of a man searching for the courage to lead, despite his struggles with mental illness. The film features a stunning, award-winning performance by Cliff Curtis (Whale Rider, Blow, Fear the Walking Dead) as Genesis 'Gen' Potini, a Maori chess champion who finds purpose by teaching disadvataged children about the rules of chess and life.
Director: james napier robertson
Writer: james napier robertson
Producer: Tom Hern
Cast: cliff curtis, James Rolleston, wayne hapi, kirk torrance, miriama mcdowell, barry te hira, xavier horan
Executive Producers: Tim White, Cliff curits
Co-producers: james napier robertson, jim marbrook
Associate Producers: tim wood, sasha wood
Line-producer: judith tyre
Cinematography: denson baker
Editor: Peter Roberts
music by: dana lund
The Dark Horse won Best Film at the 2015 Seattle International Film Festival and the 2014 New Zealand Film and TV Awards, and won Audience Awards at variety of festivals including the Rotterdam, Seattle and San Francisco International Film Festivals. The film also won a special SIGNIS Commendation Award (given to film that "illuminate and celebrate what it means to be human in a diverse and challenging world").
“A stunning yet subtle Cliff Curtis performance, an inspirational true story and a lively directional touch make for a winning combination...””
“Enlightened and enlightening...””
everything we loved
Arthouse drama
A shy magician coaxes his once happy wife back to life with his greatest illusion - a little boy. But the loving family they create is threatened when they become hunted as child abductors.
Director: max currie
Writer: max currie
Producers: Tom Hern & luke robinson
Cast: brett stewart, sia trokenheim, ben clarkson
Co-producer: jo tagg
Associate Producers: james napier robertson, michael eldred, sasha wood
Cinematography:dave garbett
Editor: Dan kircher
music by: tim prebble
Everything We Loved won Best Actress and Best Cinematography at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards, and won Best Director at the Victoria TX Film Festival. The film was also selected in competition at Palm Springs, Munich, Transylvania, Seattle, Marrakech and Chicago International Film Festivals.
“With its convincingly drawn characters and, in Brett Stewart and Sia Trokenheim, two actors who can do their complex parts justice, this high-end drama convinces on an emotional level”
i'm not harry jenson
Thriller (debut feature)
Stanley Merse, a true crime novelist, obsessed with his latest book and convinced he is losing his mind, takes a trip to the forest to recover but ends up with a fellow traveller dead and blood on his hands.
Director: james napier robertson
WrIter: james napier robertson
Producer: Tom Hern
Cast: Gareth Reeves, Ben Mitchell, Ian Mune
executive producerS: Alex Chapman, peter chapman, stephanie napier, john robertson, tim wood, sasha wood
Co-producerS: james napier robertson, edward sampson
Associate Producer: rozanne corrick, iain falconer, michael stephens, mike tololi
line-producer: jessica cardiff-smith
Cinematography: dave garbett
music by: peter hobbs
I'm Not Harry Jenson was an offical selection at the New Zealand and Shanghai International Film Festivals.
“A remarkable result, doesn’t feel like a feature debut but a thriller from the hands of an experienced player... an impressive piece of work...”
