New Zealand Day

MAY 30

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RUGBY

FORT MISSOULA RUGBY PITCH

FILM FESTIVAL

THE ROXY THEATER

Once We Were Warriors

5 pm | $7 General Admission | Preview

Set in urban Auckland (New Zealand) this movie tells the story of the Heke family. Jake Heke is a violent man who beats his wife frequently when drunk, and yet obviously loves both her and his family. The movie follows a period of several weeks in the family’s life showing Jake’s frequent outburst of violence and the effect that this has on his family. The youngest son is in trouble with the police and may be put into a foster home while the elder son is about to join a street gang. Jake’s daughter has her own serious problems which are a key element in the plot.

Lee Tamahori, 1994, United States, 102 minutes, 1 hours 42 minutes, Crime Drama

Eagle vs. Shark

7:30 pm | $7 General Admission | Preview

In Wellington, Lily is a wallflower, inexplicably attracted to Jerrod, a loser. He’s nursing a decade-long grudge against someone who teased him in high school; she’s just out of a job. She goes home with him to a seacoast town where he intends to have it out with his nemesis; she meets his father, his daughter from a one-night stand, and other family members – and there’s the memory of his talented (and dead) brother. Jerrod treats Lily badly, invents a relationship with a women he had a crush on years before, and gears up for his fight. Will she finally have enough and go home?

Taika Waititi, 2007, New Zealand, 88 minutes, 1 hours 28 minutes, Comedy

What We Do in the Shadows

9 pm | $7 General Admission | Preview

Follow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are finding that beyond sunlight catastrophes, hitting the main artery, and not being able to get a sense of their wardrobe without a reflection-modern society has them struggling with the mundane like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.

Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, 2014, New Zealand, 86 minutes, 1 hours 26 minutes, Comedy

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Missoula, Montana and Palmerston North, New Zealand have been Sister Cities for over 30 years. In that time the two cities have helped unite cultures and learn from each other through various cultural and educational exchanges. On May 30th, we celebrate this unique relationship with New Zealand Day, an event highlighting our longstanding connection with Palmerston North, New Zealand. Learn more about Palmerston North, and our Sister City relationship here.

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