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"
Wild South: Volume 1 (2008)
7.8/10
A selection of documentaries by NHNZ on the wild wonders of nature in the deep south. 'Island of Strange Noises' (1980) takes us to the Antipodes Isla... Read more
Wild South: Volume 2 (2008)
7.8/10
Volume Two on the wild wonders of the Deep South with NHNZ. In 'Up With the Birds' (1982) we look at many of the unique bird species of Macauley Islan... Read more
Wild South: Volume 3 (2008)
7.8/10
Award-winning, international filmmaker NHNZ has enthralled millions of viewers for more than three decades with their documentaries. In "Colony Z" (1... Read more
Wild South: Volume 4 (2008)
7.8/10
Award-winning international filmmakers Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ) have enthralled millions of viewers for more than three decades with their u... Read more
Wild South: Volume 5 (2008)
7.8/10
Award-winning international filmmakers Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ) have enthralled millions of viewers for more than three decades with their d... Read more
Wild South: Volume 6 (2009)
7.8/10
'City Under the Sea' (1992) - Undersea guides Wade and Jan Doak introduce us to the busy reefs of the Poor Knights Islands, one of the world's richest... Read more
Wild South: Volume 7 (2009)
7.8/10
Contains three episodes: 'Invaders in Paradise' - A thousand years ago the first invaders into our delicate eco-system arrived, and now the conservati... Read more
Wild South: Volume 8 (2010)
7.8/10
Award-winning, international filmmaker NHNZ has enthralled millions of viewers for more than three decades with their documentaries. Here is Volume Ei... Read more
Wild South: Winter Special (2009)
7.8/10
Director: Michael Single
The Natural History film unit, based in Dunedin, has been making award-winning nature documentaries for three decades, now some of their most enthrall... Read more
Wild Women of the West (2003)
Starring: Narrated by, Maggie Scanlan
The women of the west were strong, willing and capable hardworking characters, who arrived in the vast west to fill many of the seemingly prepared rol... Read more