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"
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
8.4/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: John Hurt
This film reinforces director Paul Cox's status as a great, driven artist, as he explores the life of another great artist. He visualises the trees, f... Read more
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (Copy) (1987)
7.7/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: John Hurt
This film reinforces director Paul Cox's status as a great, driven artist, as he explores the life of another great artist. He visualises the trees, f... Read more
Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography (1992)
7.8/10
Director: Arnold Glassman, Stuart Samuels, Todd McCarthy
Starring: Haskell Wexler, Vittorio Storaro, Michael Chapman
A fascinating tribute to the art of the cinematographer, from the silent era via the revolutionary deep focus of 'Citizen Kane' to some of the more ex... Read more
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman (2008)
7.4/10
Director: Eric Bricker
Starring: Narrated by, Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman narrates this enthralling documentary exploring the monumental career of 98-year-old architectural photographer Julius Shulman. A pivot... Read more
Vitamania: The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins (2018)
6.8/10
Director: Sonya Pemberton
A documentary about vitamins: the history of their discovery, the dietary supplement industry, and the dangers of both deficiencies and excessive inta... Read more
Voices of Civil Rights: Volume 1 (2006)
Starring: Martin Luther King
A powerful collection of documentary programs chronicling one of the most turbulent and triumphant periods in American history. This series features o... Read more
Voices of Civil Rights: Volume 2 (2006)
In the summer of 2004 a group of journalists embarked on a bus tour that would take them around the US, recording first-hand stories of the Civil Righ... Read more
Voices of Iraq (2004)
6.4/10
This ground-breaking documentary saw 150 digital cameras given out to the people of Iraq. They filmed their daily lives and documented their views an... Read more
Voyage of the Nautilus (2002)
8.3/10
Director: Trond Eliassen, Simon Nasht
Starring: Narrated by, Sam Neill
On June 4, 1931, intrepid Australian explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins embarked on an epic expedition to travel beneath the Arctic Circle in a submarine he... Read more
Waco: The Rules Of Engagement (1997)
8/10
Director: William Gazecki
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary, this controversial feature chronicles the 1993 stand-off in Waco, Texas, between the Branch David... Read more