NZIFF - In Search of My Moehau

<div>In this dark and absurd found footage mockumentary, Morris Fubbins ventures deep into the New Zealand bush in search of his missing father, who he believes was kidnapped by a mythical creature.</div><div><br></div><div>Framed as the final project of documentarian Werner Altmaier, the film follows Morris’ increasingly obsessive quest for the “Moehau.” Through Altmaier’s lens, he emerges as both lone man in an unforgiving landscape and self-mythologising explorer. But as his desperation deepens, it erodes his relationship with his girlfriend Amber and draws in a cast of similarly unhinged characters. What unfolds is part character study, part slow unravelling.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>With its dry humour and lo-fi approach, the film recalls a distinctly Kiwi, low-budget Blair Witch Project, gently skewering familiar tropes while finding unease and comedy in equal measure.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Co-directed by rising Kiwi actor Kieran Charnock (Stray, Slow West, After the Party) alongside longtime collaborator Jonathan Watt, this offbeat local indie feature delivers a quietly strange, darkly comic descent into the unknown. – Heperi Mita</div>DramaPT1H26M2026-09-09
Rama Buisson
Paul Paice
Fenton Lewis
Gabrielle Dally
Kieran Charnock
Jonathan Watt
Kieran Charnock
Jonathan Watt
NZIFF - In Search of My Moehau"NZIFF - In Search of My Moehau"

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