KIRI AND LOU GO RAAA! (2026)
Marking a major milestone for Aotearoa animation, Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! is New Zealand’s first stop-motion animated feature film. The film premieres at Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) in Christchurch on August 7 before opening in cinemas nationwide on August 8. An Auckland NZIFF Whānau Day event will also take place on August 8 2026.
The 60-minute movie prequel follows Lou, a gentle purple creature with an embarrassingly stretchy trunk, as he rescues Kiri, an ungrateful little dinosaur, from a flood – sweeping the pair into the greatest adventure in prehistory. Along the way, they discover that friendship can be found in the wildest places.
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