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 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
Wildest Thailand (2014)
Thailand is a land of incredible beauty with more than 50 protected national parks accounting for nearly 10% of the country's surface, but its stunnin... Read more
Wildlife Specials: Leopard (1997)
8.5/10
Starring: David Attenborough
The leopard is the least known of all Africa's big cats. Until now, the leopard, an animal of the night, has been virtually impossible to observe. Usi... Read more
Will It Fly? (2013)
Director: Wayne Johnson
New Zealand's greatest historical aviation mystery is that of Richard Pearse and his early 1900's flying machine. There were many eyewitness accounts... Read more
William Gibson - No Maps for these Territories (2001)
Director: Mark Neale
Starring: William Gibson
William Gibson - visionary writer, author of 'Neuromancer' and creator of the term 'cyberspace' - is the subject of this unusual and absorbing documen... Read more
William S Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
7.1/10
Director: Yony Leyser
Starring: David Cronenberg, Laurie Anderson, William Burroughs, John Waters, Patti Smith
His groundbreaking writings have influenced beatniks, punk rockers, and other disaffected folk for decades. Follow the tempestuous personal life of au... Read more
Wim Wenders on Film: Lightning Over Water / The State of Things / A Trick of the Light (1995)
Director: Wim Wenders
Three overlooked gems from the iconic German filmmaker. 'Lightning Over Water (Nick's Movie)' is a heart-wrenching document of the last days of Wende... Read more