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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....

The Red Stuff: The True Story of the Russian Race for Space (1999)

6.8/10
Director: Leo De Boer

The untold history of the Soviet space program is revealed in this fascinating documentary that separates truth from propaganda. Rare archival footage... Read more

The Robert Epstein Collection: The Celluloid Closet / Common Threads / Paragraph 175 / The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein

A collection of four documentaries from queer filmmaker Robert Epstein. "The Celluloid Closet" (1995) - This entertaining and often hilarious look at... Read more

The Saltmen of Tibet (1998)

Director: Ulrike Koch

Shot under extreme conditions in one of the world's most remote locations, 'The Saltmen of Tibet' is a work of sublime beauty and epic scale. Document... Read more

The Salzburg Festival (2006)

8.2/10
Director: Tony Palmer

The Salzburg Festival has hosted every great star of the opera and concert hall, from Toscanini to Anne-Sophie Mutter, from Fischer-Dieskau to Barenbo... Read more

The Same River Twice (2003)

7/10
Director: Robb Moss

In 1978, award-winning filmmaker Robb Moss and a close-knit group of free-spirited friends and lovers took a month-long trip through the depths of the... Read more

The Search for the Northwest Passage (2005)

8.2/10
Director: Louise Osmond
Starring: Colin Tierny

Dozens of attempts were made to link Europe and Asia by sea; two have become legend. British explorer Sir John Franklin set out in 1845 at the height... Read more

The Secret (2006)

5.7/10
Director: Drew Heriot

Finally! The 'secret' that has allowed those in the know to be healthy, wealthy and wise down through the ages, from Plato to Shakespeare to Einstein... Read more

The Secret History of 9/11 (2006)

7.6/10

To mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the CBC presents an extraordinary look at what was happening beh... Read more

The Secret Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (2006)

7.3/10

An insightful and entertaining documentary that attempts to piece together the many aspects of Leonardo Da Vinci's life to provide a portrait of this... Read more

The September Issue (2009)

7/10
Director: R J Cutler
Starring: Sienna Miller, Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington

Vogue is the world's most powerful fashion magazine, and each year it's autumn issue highlights designs and designers that it's editors think will be... Read more