2025 Events
Film Club Members Gathering
Join us for our first event of 2025 — not a film screening, but a chance to connect, collaborate, and help shape the future of our club!
Meet & Mingle: Connect with fellow film enthusiasts and make new friends.
Shape Our Screenings: Share your favorite films, genres, and directors, and suggest movies you'd love to see in upcoming events.
Inspire New Ideas: Provide feedback on our current events and suggest ideas for new types of activities or gatherings you'd like us to explore.
Get Involved: Interested in helping out? Discover how you can join our organizing team and contribute to the club’s future.
📅 Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025 🕖 Time: 7:00 PM 📍 Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD 💲 Cost: Free entry
Rating: R18 - Restricted to persons 18 and over; contains violence and offensive language.
Year: 2000
Country: Japan
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Synopsis: Abandoned by the brotherhood of his yakuza clan, tough guy Yamamoto is forced to leave Tokyo. He goes to Los Angeles in search of Ken, his younger half-brother. Alone and with a new identity, Yamamoto finds himself frustrated by foreign surroundings, especially since he doesn’t speak the language.
Screening Details:
Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Brother (2000)
Rating: M - Suitable for mature audiences; contains sexual themes.
Year: 1999
Country: Japan
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: A young, naive boy embarks on a journey to find his estranged mother. Along the way, he encounters an unlikely protector in a grumpy and unconventional man, leading to a series of unexpected and heartwarming adventures.
Screening Details:
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Kikujiro (1999)
Rating: G - All films are suitable for general audiences including children.
Piper: A Joy Story (4:03)
Andy: A Dog’s Tale (7:31)
Pip (4:05)
Rangi Builds a Boat (5:31)
Let’s Eat (8:30)
Ripple (5:47)
Milk (5:00)
Screening Details:
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Short Films for Kids Aged 4 to 9
Rating: PG – Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; contains sexual references.
Year: 1994
Country: Taiwan
Director: Ang Lee
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Synopsis: A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.
Screening Details:
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Rating: R16 - Restricted to persons 16 years and over.
Closer (14:09)
Turangiwaewae: A Place to Stand (12:57)
Cow (12:05)
We Don’t Know How Lucky We Are (2:48)
New Zealand: The Other Side of the World (6:09)
How Mr and Mrs Gock Saved the Kumara (4:00)
Two Cars, One Night (11:00)
Screening Details:
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Kiwi Short Films
Rating: M – Suitable for mature audiences; contains adult themes.
Year: 2011
Country: Canada
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.
Screening Details:
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Rating: PG – Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; some scenes may disturb.
Year: 2012
Country: USA
Director: Ang Lee
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Screening Details:
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Life of Pi (2012)
Mudbound (2017)
Rating: 16 – Unsuitable for audiences under 16 years of age; contains offensive language and content that may disturb.
Year: 2017
Country: USA
Director: Dee Rees
Genre: Drama, War
Synopsis: Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.
Screening Details:
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Chungking Express (1994)
Rating: M – Suitable for mature audiences; contains violence.
Year: 1994
Country: Hong Kong
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Genre: Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Screening Details:
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Where Is the Friend's House? (1987)
Rating: G – Suitable for general audiences
Year: 1987
Country: Iran
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Genre: Drama, Family
Synopsis: Eight-year-old Ahmed has mistakenly taken his friend's notebook. Determined to return it and prevent his friend from being expelled, the conscientious boy sets out on a journey to find Mohammad's home in a neighboring village.
Screening Details:
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Rating: M – Suitable for mature audiences.
Year: 2000
Country: Hong Kong
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Genre: Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
Screening Details:
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Running on Empty (1988)
Rating: PG - Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; contains coarse language.
Year: 1988
Country: USA
Director: Sidney Lumet
Genre: Drama, Crime, Romance
Synopsis: A teenage boy, raised in a fugitive family on the run due to his parents' past antiwar activities, struggles between staying with them or pursuing his own future.
Screening Details:
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Whiplash (2014)
Rating: R13 - Restricted to persons 13 years and over; contains offensive language and content that may disturb.
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Director: Damien Chazelle
Genre: Drama, Music
Synopsis: A promising young drummer enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory, where his dreams of greatness are mentored by a ruthless instructor who will stop at nothing to push him to his full potential.
Screening Details:
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Ea.Ma.Yau (2018)
Rating: M – Suitable for mature audiences; contains offensive language.
Year: 2018
Country: India
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Synopsis: Set in a coastal village in Chellanam, Kochi, the story follows the sudden death of Vavachan Mesthiri and the events that unfold over two evenings, exploring death from different perspectives.
Screening Details:
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
The Paragon (2023) & Meet the Director
Rating: M – Suitable for mature audiences; contains violence, offensive language, sex scenes, and drug references.
Year: 2023
Country: USA
Director: Michael Duignan
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Synopsis: Dutch, a man who survives a hit-and-run, decides the only way to find the driver… is by learning psychic powers.
Screening Details:
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
The Verdict (1982)
Rating: PG - Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; contains coarse language.
Year: 1982
Country: USA
Director: Sidney Lumet
Genre: Drama, Crime
Synopsis: An outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer gets a chance to redeem his career and self-respect when he takes on a medical malpractice case, choosing to fight for justice instead of settling.
Screening Details:
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Memories of Murder (2003)
Rating: R16 – Restricted to persons 16 years and over; contains violence, offensive language & sex scenes.
Year: 2003
Country: South Korea
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
Screening Details:
Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
Time: 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Mother (2009)
Rating: R16 – Restricted to persons 16 years and over; contains violence, offensive language & sex themes.
Year: 2009
Country: South Korea
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Synopsis: When her son is accused of a young girl’s murder, a mother sets out to prove his innocence—uncovering unsettling truths and revealing how far she’s willing to go for justice.
Screening Details:
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Central Station (1998)
Rating: M – Suitable for mature audiences; contains low level offensive language.
Year: 1998
Country: Brazil
Director: Walter Salles
Genre: Drama, Road Movie
Synopsis: The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Screening Details:
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Lost in Translation (2003)
Rating: PG – Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; contains sexual references.
Year: 2003
Country: USA
Director: Sofia Coppola
Genre: Drama, Romance
Synopsis: In a Tokyo hotel, two lonely strangers—an aging actor and a young woman—form an unexpected bond that lingers beyond words and cultural barriers.
Screening Details:
Date: Friday, May 30, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)
Rating: M – Suitable for mature audiences; contains sexual references and adult themes.
Year: 2021
Country: Japan
Director: Nobuhiro Doi
Genre: Romance, Drama
Synopsis: A heartfelt love story spanning five years, beginning when two 22-year-olds miss the last train at Meidaimae Station in Tokyo.
Screening Details:
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
A Swedish Love Story (1970)
Rating: M – Suitable for mature audiences; contains sexual references.
Year: 1970
Country: Sweden
Director: Roy Andersson
Genre: Romance, Drama
Synopsis: Two teenagers fall in love over the summer, despite the disapproval and cynicism of the adults around them, who dismiss their relationship as naïve young love.
Screening Details:
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Rating: M – Suitable for mature audiences; contains offensive language.
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Director: Josh Boone
Genre: Romance, Drama
Synopsis: Hazel and Gus, two witty and unconventional teenagers living with serious illnesses, meet at a cancer support group and fall in love.
Screening Details:
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
You & Me & Me (2023)
Rating: M – Suitable for mature audiences; contains sexual themes.
Year: 2023
Country: Thailand
Director: Wanweaw Hongvivatana & Weawwan Hongvivatana
Genre: Drama, Romance
Synopsis: A nostalgic coming-of-age story set in 1999, where identical twin sisters “You” and “Me” share every detail of life—until a boy named Mark enters the picture.
Screening Details:
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD