Our Film History

Classroom Resources

The resources below have been developed to support the publication New Zealand Film: An Illustrated History and the associated DVD material. While these units have been written primarily for Media Studies' students, they can also be used to support English and History students. 

These resources follow the chronological development of a film culture in New Zealand, from humble beginnings in 1895. With summarised chapters, and heaps of downloadable resources for the classroom, you will be well enough informed to become a critic! Students are introduced to rarely seen footage and associated ephemera from the Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's Jonathan Dennis Library. They are asked to close read these resources and to begin to put the examples into historical and social contexts.