Current Films
Tickets are $18.00 across the board, unless noted otherwise.
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Hands on a Hard Body
FAROUT! Presents:
HANDS ON A HARD BODY (1997)
Tuesday 30 June
Doors at 5:30pm
Show at 6:30pm
$15 CASH ONLY
A 1997 film documenting an annual endurance competition that took place at a small town Texas car dealership. The contest pits twenty-four contestants against each other to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time. Whoever endures the longest without leaning on the truck or squatting wins the truck! Five-minute breaks are issued every hour, and fifteen-minute breaks every six hours. The competition held in 1995 (of which the film documents) lasted for seventy-seven hours. The film garnered the audience award for best documentary at the 1997 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino referred to Hands on a Hardbody as one of his go-to movie recommendations. The film is fantastic on several different levels, but most of all it's just a good time. Guaranteed to please.
Large portions of the film's audio were included on the "Something for Nothing" episode of the public radio show This American Life in 1997.
HANDS ON A HARD BODY (1997)
Tuesday 30 June
Doors at 5:30pm
Show at 6:30pm
$15 CASH ONLY
A 1997 film documenting an annual endurance competition that took place at a small town Texas car dealership. The contest pits twenty-four contestants against each other to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time. Whoever endures the longest without leaning on the truck or squatting wins the truck! Five-minute breaks are issued every hour, and fifteen-minute breaks every six hours. The competition held in 1995 (of which the film documents) lasted for seventy-seven hours. The film garnered the audience award for best documentary at the 1997 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino referred to Hands on a Hardbody as one of his go-to movie recommendations. The film is fantastic on several different levels, but most of all it's just a good time. Guaranteed to please.
Large portions of the film's audio were included on the "Something for Nothing" episode of the public radio show This American Life in 1997.
Labyrinth - 40th anniversary
DOME SPOTLIGHT SCREENING - 2 nights only!
Friday, 19 June at 7pm
Saturday, 27 June at 7pm
Directed by Jim Henson
Director Jim Henson and executive producer George Lucas present this 1986 fantasy adventure starring David Bowie. A young girl (Jennifer Connelly) enters a mysterious maze in order to find her baby brother...
Left to babysit her brother Toby, Sarah grows agitated by his intrusive crying. In a moment of frustration, she inadvertently summons Jareth the Goblin King (Bowie) to take her brother away. Upon realising her mistake, she is swept away to a strange world. There, the Goblin King offers her a chance at redemption: beat the labyrinth and her baby brother will be hers once more. With only 13 hours to solve the maze, Sarah must reach Jareth’s castle before Toby is turned into a goblin.
Friday, 19 June at 7pm
Saturday, 27 June at 7pm
Directed by Jim Henson
Director Jim Henson and executive producer George Lucas present this 1986 fantasy adventure starring David Bowie. A young girl (Jennifer Connelly) enters a mysterious maze in order to find her baby brother...
Left to babysit her brother Toby, Sarah grows agitated by his intrusive crying. In a moment of frustration, she inadvertently summons Jareth the Goblin King (Bowie) to take her brother away. Upon realising her mistake, she is swept away to a strange world. There, the Goblin King offers her a chance at redemption: beat the labyrinth and her baby brother will be hers once more. With only 13 hours to solve the maze, Sarah must reach Jareth’s castle before Toby is turned into a goblin.
My Brother's Band
STARTING 18 JUNE
Directed by Emmanuel Courcol
The resounding audience favourite of the 2025 French Film Festival Aotearoa, writer/director Emmanuel Courcol's wildly entertaining new film MY BROTHER'S BAND follows two siblings separated by fate and reunited by music. Diagnosed with leukaemia, a successful orchestra conductor learns that he is adopted, and his younger brother is in a village marching band. The conductor decides to help them win a regional contest.
Thibaut (the exceptional Benjamin Lavernhe, Delicious, C’est la vie!) is an internationally renowned orchestra conductor who travels the world. When a health crisis and subsequent DNA test inadvertently reveals that he was adopted as an infant, Thibaut discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy (rising star Pierre Lottin), who lives in more modest circumstances; he works in a school cafeteria, cares for his mother and plays the trombone in a community brass band. The pair seem to have little else in common other than a love of performance, but sensing his sibling’s talent, Thibaut decides to remedy the injustice of fate and help nurture his brother’s gifts.
An eruptive crowd-pleaser wherever it has screened (notably receiving the highest audience score in the 51-year history of the San Sebastian Film Festival), MY BROTHER’S BAND is a rousing, feel-great trip to the cinema, expertly striking the perfect harmony between laughter and tears to celebrate family, community and the beauty and hope of collective spirit.
In French with English subtitles
AWARDS
- 2025 CÉSAR AWARD NOMINEE (x7) - incl Best Film, Actor (Lavernhe), Male Revelation (Lottin), Supp. Actress (Suco) and Original Screenplay
- OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2024 CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Premiere)
- OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2025 FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL AOTEAROA
- WINNER - 2025 NY RENDEZVOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA - Audience Award
- WINNER - 2024 SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL - Audience Award
- WINNER - 2024 AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL - Audience Award
Directed by Emmanuel Courcol
The resounding audience favourite of the 2025 French Film Festival Aotearoa, writer/director Emmanuel Courcol's wildly entertaining new film MY BROTHER'S BAND follows two siblings separated by fate and reunited by music. Diagnosed with leukaemia, a successful orchestra conductor learns that he is adopted, and his younger brother is in a village marching band. The conductor decides to help them win a regional contest.
Thibaut (the exceptional Benjamin Lavernhe, Delicious, C’est la vie!) is an internationally renowned orchestra conductor who travels the world. When a health crisis and subsequent DNA test inadvertently reveals that he was adopted as an infant, Thibaut discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy (rising star Pierre Lottin), who lives in more modest circumstances; he works in a school cafeteria, cares for his mother and plays the trombone in a community brass band. The pair seem to have little else in common other than a love of performance, but sensing his sibling’s talent, Thibaut decides to remedy the injustice of fate and help nurture his brother’s gifts.
An eruptive crowd-pleaser wherever it has screened (notably receiving the highest audience score in the 51-year history of the San Sebastian Film Festival), MY BROTHER’S BAND is a rousing, feel-great trip to the cinema, expertly striking the perfect harmony between laughter and tears to celebrate family, community and the beauty and hope of collective spirit.
In French with English subtitles
AWARDS
- 2025 CÉSAR AWARD NOMINEE (x7) - incl Best Film, Actor (Lavernhe), Male Revelation (Lottin), Supp. Actress (Suco) and Original Screenplay
- OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2024 CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Premiere)
- OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2025 FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL AOTEAROA
- WINNER - 2025 NY RENDEZVOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA - Audience Award
- WINNER - 2024 SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL - Audience Award
- WINNER - 2024 AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL - Audience Award
Moss & Freud
STARTING 4 JUNE
Directed by James Lucas
A biopic about the life of era-defining supermodel Kate Moss, centred around her relationship with the acclaimed British artist Lucian Feud. When Freud offered to paint Moss nude during the nine months of her pregnancy in 2002, it prompted her to embark on an intense journey of self-discovery.
Ellie Bamber and Derek Jacobi bring the respective supermodel and painter to life in this exquisite drama. Set in 2002, Kate Moss is at the height of her success and at a moment of transition as she prepares for motherhood. After revealing that one of her life goals is to have her portrait painted by Lucian Freud, the enigmatic artist invites Moss to his studio. Infamously private and fiercely guarded, Freud begins to unravel Moss' hidden depths, and as the two British cultural icons converge, a lasting bond is formed. As their mesme rising rapport develops, Kate discovers her true self, and Freud finds his eternal muse.
Filmed in New Zealand
Directed by James Lucas
A biopic about the life of era-defining supermodel Kate Moss, centred around her relationship with the acclaimed British artist Lucian Feud. When Freud offered to paint Moss nude during the nine months of her pregnancy in 2002, it prompted her to embark on an intense journey of self-discovery.
Ellie Bamber and Derek Jacobi bring the respective supermodel and painter to life in this exquisite drama. Set in 2002, Kate Moss is at the height of her success and at a moment of transition as she prepares for motherhood. After revealing that one of her life goals is to have her portrait painted by Lucian Freud, the enigmatic artist invites Moss to his studio. Infamously private and fiercely guarded, Freud begins to unravel Moss' hidden depths, and as the two British cultural icons converge, a lasting bond is formed. As their mesme rising rapport develops, Kate discovers her true self, and Freud finds his eternal muse.
Filmed in New Zealand
No Tears on the Field
STARTING 21 MAY
Directed by Lisa Burd
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Lisa Burd (The Pinkies Are Back), NO TEARS ON THE FIELD is an inspiring story of family, community and sisterhood set against the backdrop of a season of grassroots club rugby in Taranaki. Filmed over two years, it follows two local teams and several individual players - including Sevens Superstar Michaela Brake, as they navigate ambition, community and personal challenges.
Capturing the joy and camaraderie of the game, the film goes beyond the hits and triumphs on the field to reveal the emotional weight off the pitch—how their love of rugby intertwines with balancing work, whānau and the demands of rural life.
“Powerful, inspiring, and funny.” - The Topp Twins
“The heartwarming hit of the year” - Francesca Rudkin
Directed by Lisa Burd
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Lisa Burd (The Pinkies Are Back), NO TEARS ON THE FIELD is an inspiring story of family, community and sisterhood set against the backdrop of a season of grassroots club rugby in Taranaki. Filmed over two years, it follows two local teams and several individual players - including Sevens Superstar Michaela Brake, as they navigate ambition, community and personal challenges.
Capturing the joy and camaraderie of the game, the film goes beyond the hits and triumphs on the field to reveal the emotional weight off the pitch—how their love of rugby intertwines with balancing work, whānau and the demands of rural life.
“Powerful, inspiring, and funny.” - The Topp Twins
“The heartwarming hit of the year” - Francesca Rudkin