Costa Botes Movies

  • 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
  • 2025
    Voice

    Voice

    Voice

    102025HD

    A journey into the life of blind jazz musician Caitlin Smith as she explores how her voice as a musician and teacher has become a tool of identity,...

    Voice
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2011
    Daytime Tiger

    Daytime Tiger

    Daytime Tiger

    02011HD

    Costa Botes’ portrait of New Zealand writer Michael Morrissey is indeed a tiger-ride – an up-close encounter with an extremely...

    Daytime Tiger
  • 2008
    Nigel Gavin: A Job with the Circus

    Nigel Gavin: A Job with the Circus

    Nigel Gavin: A Job with the Circus

    02008HD

    Nigel Gavin ran away with a circus when he was fifteen. Many years later, he is still performing incredible feats. This concert recording features a...

    Nigel Gavin: A Job with the Circus
  • 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
  • 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