Groove City

I wanted to celebrate the culture and celebrate the way we live in Manukau.

– Moviemaker Pele Nili, in an interview with the Manukau Courier, 27 May 2010

When you're doing it for the first time we're basically walking into a new space. So you know I could say I directed it, but to me it was almost like we were all going together.

– Director, producer, writer and star Pele Nili on the production's collaborative nature

Groove City is awash with decent songs, some seriously fabulous dancers and singers, acting that runs the gamut from passable to pretty damned good...

– Graeme Tuckett reviews the film on Stuff, 20 May 2016

This movie was filmed all on nothing but a belief in the project, hope for the best, and of course passion about the dream.

– Siauala Nili