Documentaries
Documentary Films, strictly speaking, are non-fictional, "slice of life" factual works of art, sometimes known as cinema verite. As films became more narrative-based, documentaries branched out and took many forms, some of which have been termed propagandistic or non-objective.
One of Alice's favourite sections, and due to the sheer size of this collection, we have split ioto a number of sub-sections. See side bars on left for more options. By scrolling below are you will be exposed to whole darn caboodle - all of Alice's documentaries.
Right: Werner Herzog directs "Burden of Dreams"
Underground Britain (2014)
7.4/10
An alternative exploration of Britain through an underground world Rob Bell climbs, crawls, dives and burrows into the amazing world of Underg... Read more
Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Florence Broadhurst lived an amazing life. Not content with reality, she invented and reinvented her past to be even more interesting. Before her brut... Read more
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Muhammad Ali, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Keith David, Jack Johnson, Samuel L Jack...
Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns employs his inimitable laid back style to explore the life of flambloyant heavyweight boxer, Jack Johnson. Born to... Read more
Union Square (2003)
6.6/10
Director: Stephen Szklarski
A chilling and powerful glimpse into the lives of the homeless heroin addicts who populate New York's Union Square. Seven 20-something-year-old indiv... Read more
Universe (1999)
8/10
Director: Alice Harper, Martin Gorst
Starring: Narrated by, Stephen Hawking, John Hurt
Breathtaking imagery and extraordinary graphics highlight this wonderful offering. Featuring interviews with leading cosmological astronomers and worl... Read more
Unknown White Male (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Rupert Murray
Starring: Doug Bruce
In July 2003, ex-pat Brit Douglas Bruce, woke up on a subway train in New York headed for Coney Island. He had no idea who he was, how he got there o... Read more
Unlikely Heroes (Simon Wiesenthal Collection) (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Richard Trank
Starring: Ben Kingsley
Narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley, 'Unlikely Heroes' tells the untold stories of Jewish resistance that took place throughout the Nazi Holocaust. In illust... Read more
Unmistaken Child (2008)
7.7/10
Director: Nati Baratz
Witness an extraordinary individual journey in this touching, revealing look at a Nepalese monk's search for his reincarnated mentor. This beautifully... Read more
Until When... (2004)
7.9/10
Director: Dahna Abourahme
Follows four Palestinian families living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem. Fadi is 13 and cares for his 4 younger brothers; the Hammash's are a... Read more
Unusual Buildings and Other Interesting Roadside Stuff (2004)
Rick Sebak takes a road trip in search of America's most interesting, wacky and goofy buildings, celebrating places such as the Big Duck on Long Islan... Read more