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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....

The Inner Tour (2002)

7.6/10
Director: Ra'anan Alexandrowicz

Filmmaker Ra'anan Alexandrowicz's moving documentary follows a busload of Palestinians from the disputed West Bank on a three-day tour of Israel, with... Read more

Eyewitness: Collection 2 (2007)

7.8/10

Based on the revolutionary Dorling Kindersley book series, 'Eyewitness' is the ultimate guide to nature and science. The Emmy Award-winning series tak... Read more

Poisoned Waters (2009)

Director: Rick Young

Frontline (USA) examines the rising hazards to human health and the eco-system, and why it's so hard to keep our waters clean. The coastal estuaries o... Read more

Stanley Kubrick's The Seafarers (1953)

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Before he became an Oscar-nominated director, Stanley Kubrick helmed this 1953 documentary that extols the rewards of the Seafarers International Unio... Read more

Youssou N'Dour: Return to Goree (2010)

6.7/10
Director: Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Starring: Youssou N'Dour

Reversing the trajectory of the slave trade, African superstar Youssou N'Dour brings jazz back to Africa in this documentary. Along with his pianist M... Read more

Tickled (Blu-ray) (2016)

7.6/10
Director: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
Starring: David Farrier

After stumbling upon a bizarre "competitive endurance tickling" video online, wherein young men are paid to be tied up and tickled, reporter David Far... Read more

Man on Wire (2008)

7.8/10
Director: James Marsh
Starring: Philippe Petit

In 1974, 24 year-old tight-rope walker Philippe Petit performed an illegal high-wire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Often ref... Read more

How the Other Half Lives (2009)

Starring: Marc Ellis

Kiwi celeb Marc Ellis embraces a variety of lifestyles not his own in this surprisingly insightful and good-natured series. From Friday night chanting... Read more

Life in the Graveyards of the Pacific (2005)

A unique and fascinating look at the underwater wrecks around New Zealand's Pacific coastline. Master divers investigate the remains of the Rainbow W... Read more

A Constant Forge: The Life and Art of John Cassavetes (2000)

7.4/10
Director: Charles Kiselyak
Starring: John Cassavetes

Charles Kiselyak's detailed journey through the career of one of film's greatest pioneers and iconoclasts. Assembled from candid interviews with Cassa... Read more