The promotion brings together independent cinemas in a coordinated promotional effort, allowing them to hold their own preview screenings with intros from director Waititi alongside the screening of exclusive, never-seen-before footage.
Waititi (Boy, What We Do in the Shadows) will appear in conversation at a screening of the film at Sydney's Chauvel Cinema on Monday May 23.
After four years leading the New Zealand Film Commission, Dave Gibson will step down as CEO in January.