John Banas Movies

It's the 21st century, the Oil Wars have made a mess of the planet and the land outside major cities is lawless. After Hunter comes to the aid of...

Em and her father need to pack away her mother's belongings after her passing. A fairly simple act, but a difficult one. And her father really seems...

During World War 2, a farmer in New Zealand murders seven people. The police, along with local Maori trackers, hunt him in the bush country.

Jodie Carpenter is the owner of 'The Loft', her family's sail-making company located near quaint Redmond's Bay Marina. When luxury developer Charles...

On the 7th of May 2009, Senior Constables Len Snee, Grant Diver and Bruce Miller arrived at 41 Chaucer Rd in Napier to serve a search warrant on Jan...

A primer on proper phone manners produced for the New Zealand Post Office.

Sam is a gifted young dancer whose world spirals after an unexpected, life-changing event. ​Sam walks away from dancing and ballet, ​but...

A black comedy based on the true story of Alfred Benning's outlandish attempts to murder his overbearing wife in 1977.

Before Christmas, the North Pole is a very busy place. When Rumbletum, the cantankerous boiler which drives the toy machines breaks down, Santa has...

When an attack on a Palmerston North fraud detective made headlines in October 1996, the New Zealand public followed the media reports with...

Drama set in the sleepy town of Tokerangi, New Zealand in which three laid-back orchard workers accidentally grow a strong strain of marijuana.

When 19 year old Heather Walsh accepts a job on a farm in the Mangatiti Valley, she has no idea paradise will become a nightmare. This true New...

Madison has the chance to pursue her love of event management when her two best friends announce their engagement. Finding a pre-planned wedding...

How the tragic death of one man triggered a David and Goliath battle between two Allies that echoed around the world and became the catalyst to end...

This drama tells the true story of the six Elim College students and their teacher who tragically lost their lives in a flash flood, a traumatic...

In November 1947 forty-one people died in a massive blaze that gutted the huge Ballantynes Department Store complex in the heart of...

Based on the true story of Chris Crean, who took a stand against gang violence in his community only to become a target himself.

Through first-hand accounts and dramatic re-enactments, the survivors of historic systemic abuse at Auckland’s Dilworth School bravely tell...

Safe House is the story of a struggle for survival in an unfamiliar and threatening world, based on the true life experience of a woman in the early...

The story means to develop through an uncovering of layers - strata. As writer Krumbachova stated: "With nature as a prison, an impassable barrier...