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"
Control Room (2003)
7.8/10
Director: Jehane Noujaim
This bristling documentary about Al Jazeera, the satellite news network, during the American invasion of Iraq is a seminal film that explores how trut... Read more
A State of Mind (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Daniel Gordon
North Korea's Mass Games bring together over 80,000 peformers to create a mind-boggling spectacle of dance, gymnastics and music in honour of their le... Read more
1421: The Year China Discovered the World (2004)
6.5/10
Director: David Wallace
Based on Gavin Menzies' controversial book and his '1421 theory' that Chinese mariners had explored and charted the world, long before Europeans. Fol... Read more
It Was A Wonderful Life (1992)
6.9/10
Director: Michele Ohayon
Starring: Narrated by, Jodie Foster
Academy Award-nominee Michele Ohayon presents a riveting and powerful account of six women who are members of America's growing "hidden homeless" popu... Read more
DIG! (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Ondi Timoner
Starring: Courtney Taylor, Anton A Newcombe
Ondi Timoner followed and filmed the divergent paths of two rock bands for seven years: the ill-fated Brian Jonestown Massacre and their one-time fans... Read more
Dali (1986)
Director: Adam Low
Starring: Salvador Dali
His influence on painting, sculpture, writing and cinema cannot be overstated. Here the life and works of Salvador Dali are featured in a documentary... Read more
Crumb (1995)
8/10
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Starring: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky, Charles Crumb
Robert Crumb, the multi-talented underground comic book artist, is profiled in this unique, in-depth documentary portrait. Emerging from a dysfunction... Read more
Sex: The Annabel Chong Story (1999)
5.6/10
Director: Gough Lewis
Starring: Annabel Chong, Ron Jeremy
On January 19, 1995, Annabel Chong, a twenty-two year old undergraduate in gender studies, embarked on a crusade to secure fame, notoriety and a perma... Read more
Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine (2003)
6.8/10
Director: Vikram Jayanti
In May 1997 Garry Kasparov, widely regarded as the greatest chess player the world has ever seen, played Deep Blue - a hulking, one-and-a-half ton IBM... Read more
March of the Penguins (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Luc Jacquet
Starring: Narrated by, Morgan Freeman
Filmmaker Luc Jacquet spent over a year in the frigid Antarctic to record one of nature's most compelling phenomena - the annual mating ritual of the... Read more