Costa Botes Movies

  • 1987
    Bad Taste

    Bad Taste

    Bad Taste

    6.31987HD

    A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation....

    Bad Taste
  • 1997
    Forgotten Silver

    Forgotten Silver

    Forgotten Silver

    7.21997HD

    The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.

    Forgotten Silver
  • 2017
    The World In Your Window

    The World In Your Window

    The World In Your Window

    7.42017HD

    Eight-year-old Jesse lives in a twilight world of sadness and silence, squeezed into a tiny caravan with his grief stricken father. They're in limbo,...

    The World In Your Window
  • 2003
    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    6.42003HD

    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
  • 1992
    Valley of the Stereos

    Valley of the Stereos

    Valley of the Stereos

    6.51992HD

    River runs the one-man operation of Tranquility Records, recording animal sounds near his house and making music from them. The only neighboring...

    Valley of the Stereos
  • 1998
    Saving Grace

    Saving Grace

    Saving Grace

    61998HD

    Grace is a homeless teenager. She befriends an unemployed carpenter and he invites her to share his flat. She moves in and to her surprise a delicate...

    Saving Grace
  • 1989
    The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder

    The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder

    The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder

    01989HD

    S04E06 of "The Ray Bradbury Theater." A company provides big game hunters with expeditions to the past to kill dinosaurs. They only have one rule...

    The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
  • 2004
    The Making of the Return of the King

    The Making of the Return of the King

    The Making of the Return of the King

    8.42004HD

    A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally...

    The Making of the Return of the King
  • 2010
    Candyman: The David Klein Story

    Candyman: The David Klein Story

    Candyman: The David Klein Story

    6.62010HD

    Candyman tells the amazing true story of David Klein, an eccentric candy inventor from LA, who came up with the concept of Jelly Belly®...

    Candyman: The David Klein Story
  • 2002
    The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

    8.92002HD

    A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally...

    The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
  • 1970
    Barbed Wire Canoe

    Barbed Wire Canoe

    Barbed Wire Canoe

    01970HD

    After he makes an emergency landing at a rural airfield, a young pilot finds himself on the run from crazed locals who want to eat him.

    Barbed Wire Canoe
  • 2000
    Behind the Bull

    Behind the Bull

    Behind the Bull

    02000HD

    Documentary about the making of Forgotten Silver.

    Behind the Bull
  • 2003
    The Making of The Two Towers

    The Making of The Two Towers

    The Making of The Two Towers

    8.62003HD

    A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selected by...

    The Making of The Two Towers
  • 2010
    Day Trip

    Day Trip

    Day Trip

    02010HD

    A gang member wakes up one morning and decides he needs a day off. Inspired by a newspaper advertisement he impulsively decides to take a short ferry...

    Day Trip
  • 2015
    Act of Kindness

    Act of Kindness

    Act of Kindness

    02015HD

    Charting the ripple effects of real compassion, this inspiring true story follows a spirited young New Zealander’s search for the Rwandan...

    Act of Kindness
  • 2008
    Yes That's Me: Dave Murphy Plays the Blues

    Yes That's Me: Dave Murphy Plays the Blues

    Yes That's Me: Dave Murphy Plays the Blues

    02008HD

    After 35 years of playing, one of New Zealand’s most accomplished Blues troubadours had still never recorded an album. Some of Dave...

    Yes That's Me: Dave Murphy Plays the Blues
  • 1988
    Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait

    Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait

    Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait

    01988HD

    Originally made for NZ television in 1988, this one hour documentary is now something of a time capsule or historical piece. It's also a record of a...

    Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait
  • 2009
    Kathmandu Blues

    Kathmandu Blues

    Kathmandu Blues

    02009HD

    A vivid first person look at the annual blues festival held in Nepal. The film features many performers but also shows the city and country,...

    Kathmandu Blues
  • 1987
    Stalin's Sickle

    Stalin's Sickle

    Stalin's Sickle

    01987HD

    It is 1962. New Zealand is emerging from the austerity of the 1950s into a new age. Daniel is a nine-year-old Catholic boy, an only child given to...

    Stalin's Sickle
  • 2012
    The Last Dogs of Winter

    The Last Dogs of Winter

    The Last Dogs of Winter

    02012HD

    Costa Botes takes us far, far north of his native New Zealand for this magical documentary about man's four-legged friends. Brian Ladoon is an...

    The Last Dogs of Winter