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"
The Conquest Of Everest (1953)
7.1/10
Director: George Lowe
Starring: Meredith Edwards
Documentary that covers the famous and successful expedition of the Everest conquest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first climbers to reach... Read more
Big Deal (2021)
8.1/10
Christiaan's unlikely journey shows us why we should care, and how we might work together to ensure our democracy is safeguarded from being sold to th... Read more
Titless Wonders (2001)
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Aimee Gruar, Jan Bolwell, Kay Larking, Ruth Bly
An upfront documentary dealing with emotional journeys travelled after a breast cancer diagnosis. Filmmaker Gaylene Preston has seen women in her fami... Read more
The Yes Men (2003)
6.9/10
Director: Chris Smith, Dan Ollman, Sarah Price
Starring: Andreas Bichlbauer, Mike Bonanno, Sal Salamone, Michael Moore
A comedic documentary following Andy and Mike, prankster activists who set up a website mimicking the World Trade Organisation. Finding themselves inv... Read more
Great Romances of the 20th Century (1999)
7.1/10
Take a look at some of the twentieth century's greatest love stories. Forged in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, they flourished - and sometimes floundered... Read more
Inside the Actors Studio: Dave Chappelle (2006)
8.7/10
Starring: Dave Chappelle
Ground-breaking comic, Dave Chappelle, was interviewed by the Actor's Studio following his return from Africa after his infamous breakdown. He speaks... Read more
Marilyn Monroe Collection: Hometown Story (1951) / Hollywood Remembers Marilyn (1989)
Starring: Marilyn Monroe
Includes two programs: 'Hometown Story' is one of Marilyn's very early films in which she plays the secretary of a newspaper editor who goes up agains... Read more
Riverdance: The Documentary (2005)
7.7/10
This documentary celebrates the rise of Riverdance from a seven minute Eurovision Song Contest interval in 1994 to a global dance phenomenon. Detailin... 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
John Wayne Anthology (1991)
5.5/10
Starring: John Wayne
John Wayne, one of the screens most famous stars and an American hero, is given a thorough retrospective in this collection of clips from his most pop... Read more