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General Docos

Under General Documentaries be all those diverse subjects that are not about Filmmaking, Sport, War, Natural History, Queer Doco's, New Zealand Doco's or Art on Film. This is a fascinating area to scroll....

Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967)

8/10
Director: D A Pennebaker
Starring: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Donovan, Alan Price

One of the best portraits of an artist ever put on film, 'Don't Look Back' is about Bob Dylan and the Sixties. Director Pennebaker, known for 'Montere... Read more

Born Into Brothels (2003)

7.3/10
Director: Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski

A portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes. Zana Briski, a N... Read more

Bowling For Columbine (2002)

8/10
Director: Michael Moore

The Uncle Sam's America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms. With his signature sense of angry humour, activist film... Read more

Bra Boys (2007)

6.2/10
Director: Sunny Abberton
Starring: Narrated by, Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe narrates this documentary charting the cultural evolution of Sydney's beachside suburb of Maroubra, with particular reference to the not... Read more

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking (2011)

8.3/10
Starring: Stephen Hawking

Huge leaps in technology, medicine and genetics, as well as the challenges of sustaining a population of seven billion people, has created an unpreced... Read more

Breaking Vegas (2004)

7.2/10

Who would'nt love to beat the odds? This engaging documentary follows a group of six M.I.T. students who used their impressive math skills to extrac... Read more

British Isles: A Natural History (2004)

7.7/10
Starring: Alan Titchmarsh

Presented by veteran UK TV personality, Alan Titchmarsh, this excellent BBC series takes us on a journey through time using state of the art special e... Read more

Broadway: The Golden Age (2004)

8.4/10
Director: Rick McKay
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Ben Gazzara, Shirley MacLaine, Carol Burnett, Car...

Filmmaker Rick McKay's tribute to the Broadway legends of the past was made with no crew and no budget. With just his digital camera, McKay interview... Read more

Buddha's Lost Children (2007)

7.9/10
Director: Mark Verkerk

Thailand's Golden Triangle is a rugged region known for its drug smuggling and impoverished hill tribes but one man devotes himself to the welfare of... Read more

Budding Stars of the Paris Opera Ballet (2013)

Director: Francoise Marie

The 300-year old Paris Opera Ballet School is today a mythical place with an international reputation. In September 2011, it was home to 130 pupils, a... Read more