Events Archive

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The Reformer. Zwingli - A Life's Portrait

Sun 25 Aug 2019. 6:30—8:30PM

Zwingli is an aesthetically powerful film thanks to its sobriety; credible without ever sensationalising its cruel historical context...- Giorgia Del Don, Cineuropa

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Rocca Changes the World

Sun 25 Aug 2019. 4—5:40PM

While her dad is watching over her as an astronaut from outer space, Rocca lives alone with her squirrel and is attending a normal school for the first time in her life.

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Gundermann

Sat 24 Aug 2019. 6:30—8:40PM

Songwriter, worker and Stasi spy. All this was Gerhard Gundermann. Alexander Scheer and Andreas Dresen show in 'Gundermann' the ambivalence and humanity that is necessary to understand the dilemmas faced by people who believed in the ideals of the DDR, despite their methods.- Michael Meyns, Filmstarts

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Swimming

Sat 24 Aug 2019. 4—5:40PM

Swimming benefits from strong lead performances and a marketably zeitgeisty theme – phone-footage bullying. - Jonathan Romney, Screendaily

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Len Lye exhibitions

Sat 24 Aug 2019. 11AM—12PM

On a walk and talk with the curator, you’ll tour the current exhibitions Waking Up Slowly: Elizabeth Thomson and Len Lye and Art that Moves.

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The Border Fence

Fri 23 Aug 2019. 6:30—8:20PM

‘The Border Fence’ gives us hope by showing that, at least in some places in Europe, normal, decent people do not blindly fall victim to populist propaganda and stand up for values that the EU was built on in the first place. - Vladan Petkovic, Cineuropa

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All About Me

Thu 22 Aug 2019. 6:30—8:10PM

A humorous and heartfelt tragicomedy about the turbulent childhood of the later comedy superstar Hape Kerkeling. - Filmstarts, Carsten Baumgardt

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German Film Festival 2019

Thu 22 — Sun 25 Aug 2019

Six films from German speaking countries, selected by the Goethe-Institut New Zealand.

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RUSH: Cinema Strangiato 2019

Wed 21 Aug 2019. 8—10:10PM

'Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019' features an assortment of song performances and backstage footage from the band’s 2015 R40 40th anniversary tour. Described as an 'Annual Exercise in Fan Indulgence'.

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Inside Einsteins Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time

Sun 18 Aug 2019. 4—5PM

Retrace the thought experiments that inspired Einsteins theory on the nature of reality.

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The Secret World of Arrietty

Sat 17 Aug 2019. 2—3:45PM

The Clock family are four-inch people who live anonymously in another family’s residence. Life changes when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered.

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Zabriskie Point

Thu 15 Aug 2019. 7—9PM

We're proud to present three works from Michelangelo Antonioni one of the most influential directors of all time.

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Requiem For A Dream

Sun 11 Aug 2019. 7—8:50PM

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.

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Chinatown

Sun 11 Aug 2019. 4—6:20PM

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

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Exhibition Opening Event

Sat 10 Aug 2019. 6—8PM

Join the exhibiting artists, supporters and the Govett-Brewster team in officially opening and celebrating the new suite of exhibitions (Aug - Nov 2019).

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The Last Samurai

Sat 10 Aug 2019. 2—4:50PM

An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.

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Elizabeth Thomson and Greg O'Brien

Sat 10 Aug 2019. 1—2PM

Take a walk and talk with exhibiting artist Liz Thomson and curator Greg O’Brien through the themes explored in the new exhibition Waking Up Slowly: Elizabeth Thomson and Len Lye.

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Yuichiro Tamura

Sat 10 Aug 2019. 11AM—12PM

Join Govett-Brewster International Artist in Residence Yuichiro Tamura and curator Sarah Wall for a walk and talk through Tamura’s new exhibition Milky Mountain | 裏返りの山, followed by a film screening and discussion.

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Blow Up

Thu 8 Aug 2019. 7—9PM

We're proud to present three works from Michelangelo Antonioni one of the most influential directors of all time.

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Apron Strings

Sun 4 Aug 2019. 4—5:30PM

Food and love are intertwined in this tale of two mothers who must find the courage to confront the secrets and misunderstandings of the past, in order to set their sons free.

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Pom Poko

Sat 3 Aug 2019. 2—4:10PM

A community of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development.

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The Passenger

Thu 1 Aug 2019. 7—9:15PM

We're proud to present three works from Michelangelo Antonioni one of the most influential directors of all time.

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Almanya

Sun 28 Jul 2019. 4—5:45PM

An analysis of the integration of Turkish culture in Germany follows the story of a family headed by patriarch Hussein, who emigrated to Germany in the '60s.

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Windstorm

Sun 28 Jul 2019. 1—2:55PM

When rebellious teen Mika encounters a beautiful but wild stallion named Windstorm at her grandmother's riding school, she discovers that she has a unique talent for communicating with horses.

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Parasite

Sat 27 Jul 2019. 2—4:25PM

Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

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Wild at Heart

Thu 25 Jul 2019. 7—9:15PM

David Lynch’s subversive classic about two young lovers Sailor and Lula, on the run and pursued by people who want to tear them apart.

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Young Visionaries 2019 Ages 9–12 Term 3

Thu 25 Jul–26 Sep. 3.45–5.15PM

Weekly after school art classes where kids are inspired by great art.

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Young Visionaries 2019 Ages 6–8 Term 3

Wed 24 Jul–25 Sep. 3.45–5.15PM

Weekly after school art classes where kids are inspired by great art.

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War of Words - Soldier-Poets of the Somme

Sun 21 Jul 2019. 4—5:40PM

Using animation, documentary accounts, surviving artefacts, battalion war diaries and the landscape itself to reconnect literature to the events that inspired it.

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ISM ISM ISM | ISMO ISMO ISMO

Sun 21 Jul 2019. 12—2PM

Ism, Ism, Ism is the first comprehensive, U.S.-based film program and catalogue to treat the full breadth of Latin America’s vibrant experimental film production. The Len Lye Centre cinema is proud to present selections from this programme.

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Grave of the Fireflies

Sat 20 Jul 2019. 1—2:35PM

A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.

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The Duke of Burgundy

Thu 18 Jul 2019. 7—9PM

A drama about the relationship between a pair of female lovers who play games of dominance and subservience.

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THE CURE: ANNIVERSARY 1978-2018

Wed 17 Jul 2019. 7—9:35PM

Special encore screening of the special anniversary event capturing the legendary The Cure live in concert in front of 65,000 adoring fans.

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Lana Lopesi: False Divides - A take on a Contemporary Oceania

Tue 16 Jul 2019. 6—8PM

When you think of our world’s continents, would you include an ocean as a continent?

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The Neon Demon

Sun 14 Jul 2019. 7—9:10PM

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will use any means necessary to get what she has.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Sun 14 Jul 2019. 2—4:45PM

The Steven Spielberg classic presented in remastered 4K in a rare big screen presentation.

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News From Home

Sat 13 Jul 2019. 4—5:35PM

Sweeping scenes of New York City contrasted to the letters from the director's mother in Brussels.

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THE CURE: ANNIVERSARY 1978-2018

Thu 11 Jul 2019. 7—9:30PM

A unique one night event capturing the legendary The Cure live in concert in front of 65,000 adoring fans.

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July School Holiday Art 2019

Wed, Thu, Fri. 10AM—12:30PM

Drop in with your kids to make art that surprises and inspires.

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Hiding Behind The Green Screen

Sun 7 Jul 2019. 4—5PM

An innovative, experimental and creative documentary aimed at heightening awareness around marijuana culture among youth in New Zealand.

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