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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 Unofficial History of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles (1990)

Director: Gary Legon

Harley-Davidson is a legend. It has grown from cult appeal to mass appeal. Harley is more than a motorcycle - it's a state of mind. Harley motorcycles... Read more

Strangers In Good Company (1990)

7.8/10
Director: Cynthia Scott
Starring: Alice Diabo, Constance Garneau, Winifred Holden

AKA "The Company Of Strangers". Seven elderly women, previously strangers, are forced to spend three days together in a dilapidated house and draw on... Read more

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)

8.1/10
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein

This powerful, Oscar-winning documentary brings the AIDS epidemic into sharp personal focus by telling the stories of five people memorialized on the... Read more

J'ai Ete Au Bal ( I Went to the Dance ) (1989)

7.9/10
Director: Chris Strachwitz, Les Blank
Starring: Michael Doucet, Clifton Chenier, Queen Ida

"J'ai ete au bal" (I Went to the Dance): The Cajun & Zydeco Music of Louisiana, is a dynamic documentation of Louisiana's unique music and musicians,... Read more

John's Not Mad (1989)

15-year-old John Davidson from Galashiels, Scotland has a severe form of Tourette's Syndrome, characterized by physical and vocal tics. This now-clas... Read more

Lost Worlds - Vanished Lives: The Complete Series (1989)

8.5/10
Starring: David Attenborough

Break open a stone and you may discover a new species, one that existed thousands of years ago. From insects to dinosaurs, David Attenborough shares h... Read more

For All Mankind (1989)

8.2/10
Director: Al Reinert

In July 1969, the space race ended when Apollo 11 fulfilled President Kennedy's challenge of 'landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to th... Read more

Roger and Me (1989)

Director: Michael Moore
Starring: Michael Moore

An acclaimed look by journalist Michael Moore at the devastation caused in his hometown of Flint, Michigan when General Motors decided to close most o... Read more

Powaqqatsi ( Blu-ray ) (1988)

7.3/10
Director: Godfrey Reggio

"Life in Transformation". As a follow up to "Koyaanisqatsi", this visual montage shows how the Third World societies have been exploited. Beautifully... Read more

John Pilger's Australia (1988)

Starring: John Pilger

John Pilger's impressive 35-year career as an investigative journalist has seen him uncover the grisly truth behind numerous injustices and conflicts... Read more