Alister Barry Movies

  • 1981
    Race for the Yankee Zephyr

    Race for the Yankee Zephyr

    Race for the Yankee Zephyr

    5.81981HD

    In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks...

    Race for the Yankee Zephyr
  • 1997
    Backroom Troubles

    Backroom Troubles

    Backroom Troubles

    01997HD

    Women talk about the circumstances that drove them to seek illegal abortions and the often traumatic result. Interwoven with historical photographs...

    Backroom Troubles
  • 2008
    The Hollow Men

    The Hollow Men

    The Hollow Men

    102008HD

    The 'stolen' insider emails that informed Nicky Hager's best-selling account of National's 2005 election campaign return in Alister Barry's (Someone...

    The Hollow Men
  • 1981
    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

    01981HD

    Delegates and workers discuss the issues that effect the Timberworkers’ Union, the reasons for the formation of the Combined Council of Timber...

    Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union
  • 1996
    Someone Else's Country

    Someone Else's Country

    Someone Else's Country

    01996HD

    Someone Else’s Country looks critically at the radical economic changes implemented by the 1984 Labour Government - where privatisation of...

    Someone Else's Country
  • 2014
    Hot Air

    Hot Air

    Hot Air

    02014HD

    In the years since New Zealand politicians began to grapple with climate change our greenhouse gas emissions have burgeoned. Alister Barry’s...

    Hot Air
  • 1997
    Time is a Spider

    Time is a Spider

    Time is a Spider

    01997HD

    Rummaging through the mementos falling out of her closet, Margaret remembers moments from her life and her marriage to George.

    Time is a Spider
  • 1973
    Mururoa 1973

    Mururoa 1973

    Mururoa 1973

    01973HD

    In 1973 Alister Barry joined the crew of a protest boat (The Fri) to Mururoa Atoll, where the French Government were testing nuclear weapons. Barry...

    Mururoa 1973
  • 2007
    A Civilised Society

    A Civilised Society

    A Civilised Society

    02007HD

    A documentary exploring the battle over public education in New Zealand from the 1980s through the 1990s

    A Civilised Society
  • 1970
    The Hollow Men

    The Hollow Men

    The Hollow Men

    01970HD

    Don Brash stepped down as leader of the National Party in November 2006, the day before the release of investigative journalist, Nicky Hager's book...

    The Hollow Men
  • 2011
    Operation 8

    Operation 8

    Operation 8

    02011HD

    Operation 8 examines the so-called 'anti-terror' raids that took place around New Zealand on October 15, 2007 - asking how and why they took place...

    Operation 8
  • 1986
    Pecos Bill

    Pecos Bill

    Pecos Bill

    01986HD

    Steve Guttenberg portrays Pecos Bill, the "King of the Cowboys," in this rootin' tootin' epic. Raised by coyotes, Bill puts the "wild" in the Wild...

    Pecos Bill
  • 2002
    In a Land of Plenty

    In a Land of Plenty

    In a Land of Plenty

    02002HD

    The story of unemployment in New Zealand and In A Land of Plenty is an exploration of just that; it takes as its starting point the consensus from...

    In a Land of Plenty
  • 2005
    Breath of Peace

    Breath of Peace

    Breath of Peace

    02005HD

    A fascinating story of effort towards global peace, featuring eight peace people of Aotearoa New Zealand – spanning some seven decades –...

    Breath of Peace
  • 1981
    A Century of Struggle

    A Century of Struggle

    A Century of Struggle

    01981HD

    A Century of Struggle chronicles the hundred-year history of the NZ Seamen’s Union from its formation in 1879. Using original film and archive...

    A Century of Struggle
  • 1988
    A Nuclear Free Pacific (Niuklia Fri Pasifik)

    A Nuclear Free Pacific (Niuklia Fri Pasifik)

    A Nuclear Free Pacific (Niuklia Fri Pasifik)

    01988HD

    This documentary travels to nine Pacific nations, including New Zealand, to chronicle the long struggle to create a regional nuclear arms free zone.

    A Nuclear Free Pacific (Niuklia Fri Pasifik)