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....
Into Great Silence (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Philip Groning
In 1984 filmmaker Philip Groning wrote to the Order of Carthusian Monks asking for permission to make a documentary about them. Sixteen years later t... Read more
Raw Deal: A Question of Consent (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Billy Corben
Do you know rape when you see it? Audiences have come to expect video footage to tell the truth, to shine a light on "what really happened". Exotic da... Read more
Rash (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Nicholas Hansen
Director Nicholas Hansen offers a rare insight into the world of 'street art' with his exploration of the cultural values of unsanctioned public art,... Read more
The Great Indian Wars 1540-1890 (2005)
8.5/10
This five-part documentary series relates the 350-year struggle between the white man and the American Indians, from Coronado's expedition to the Grea... Read more
Salesman (1968)
6.5/10
Director: Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, David Maysles
Starring: Paul Brennan
This fascinating documentary follows four door-to-door Bible salesmen on their rounds through large cities, small towns, and at a 'sales convention',... Read more
Ladies And Gentlemen, Mr Leonard Cohen (1965)
7.4/10
Director: Don Owen, Donald Brittain
Starring: Leonard Cohen
This jazzy black and white film portrait catches the imaginative energies, lyrical and comical, of a young Leonard Cohen, the quicksilver poet, noveli... Read more
The First Monday in May (2016)
7.2/10
Director: Andrew Rossi
Starring: Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, Rihanna
Needing a good fix of Anna Wintour ever since The September Issue? Help is at hand, thanks to this behind-the-scenes documentary which covers her over... Read more
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
7.8/10
Director: Raoul Peck
Starring: Samuel L Jackson
In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, pe... Read more
Comandante (2003)
7/10
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Fidel Castro, Oliver Stone
From three days filming in Cuba, director/interviewer Oliver Stone edited down more than 30 hours of interviews and conversations to provide a candid... Read more
Walking With Dinosaurs / Walking With Monsters (1999)
Director: Tim Haines
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Narrated by
'Walking with Dinosaurs' - Using techniques pioneered in Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" movies, this wonderful watershed production makes the Meso... Read more