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"
Raphael: The Young Prodigy (2021)
8.1/10
Raphael: The Young Prodigy tells the story of the artist from Urbino, beginning with his extraordinary early portraits of women - the Mother, the Frie... Read more
Pompeii Sin City (2021)
Starring: Isabella Rossellini
Explores Pompeii, a city cloaked in mystery which, over the course of history, has influenced culture and art, from Neoclassicism to Contemporary Art,... 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
My Name Is Gulpilil (2021)
7/10
Starring: David Gulpilil, Jack Thompson
Early in 2017, Gulpilil was diagnosed with lung cancer. His doctors estimated six months for him but David, being David, was always likely to defy the... Read more
Wide Of The Mark (2021)
Wide of the Mark follows six riders with a hunger for motorcycle adventure in its purest form. Hand building their road bikes to tackle Tasmania's rug... Read more
Love It Was Not (2020)
7.6/10
The tragic love story of Helena Citron, a young Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz, and Austrian SS officer Franz Wunsch. Read more
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020)
7/10
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Grace Jones, Isabella Rossellini, Charlotte Rampling, Marianne...
The trailblazing late photographer Helmut Newton had a defining impact on the worlds of fashion and art. Born into a wealthy Jewish family, Helmut Ne... Read more
Breaking Bread (2020)
7.8/10
Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's MasterChef - is on a quest to make social change through food. And so, she founded the... Read more
Deep Sea 3D (Blu-ray) (2020)
Director: Howard Hall
Starring: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet
A 3-D digital exploration of the ocean's depths and its creatures. Read more
The Mole Agent (2020)
7.6/10
A private investigator in Chile hires someone to work as a mole at a retirement home where a client of his suspects the caretakers of elder abuse. Read more