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"
For Sama (2019)
8.5/10
Director: Edward Watts, Waad Al-Kateab
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the... Read more
Serengeti (Blu-ray) (2019)
7.5/10
Starring: John Boyega
Join an expedition across the 30,000 square kilometres of African savannah that makes up The Serengeti. Observe cheetahs on the hunt, stampeding wilde... Read more
Serengeti (2019)
7.5/10
Starring: John Boyega
Join an expedition across the 30,000 square kilometres of African savannah that makes up The Serengeti. Observe cheetahs on the hunt, stampeding wilde... Read more
For My Father's Kingdom (2019)
8/10
Director: Vea Mafile'o
Director Vea Mafile'o creates a portrait of her father to better understand why he still tithes every cent possible back to his home church on the isl... Read more
Hillary: Ocean to Sky (2019)
8/10
Director: Michael Dillon
Starring: Edmund Hillary
For this feature-length documentary Michael Dillon revisits his award-winner From the Ocean to the Sky, about Edmund Hillary's Ganges jet boat expedit... Read more
Collingwood: From the Inside Out (2019)
8.3/10
Director: Marcus Cobbledick
An intimate look at Collingwood Football Club. The Pies ended 2017 near the bottom of the ladder, and with coach Nathan Buckley's career on thin ic... Read more
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
6.7/10
Director: Alexandre O Philippe
Starring: Veronica Cartwright, Roger Corman
Memory: The Origins of Alien explores the origins of director Ridley Scott's works on the Alien franchise. The film includes original story notes, rej... Read more
Herbs - Songs of Freedom (2019)
7.5/10
Director: Tearepa Kahi
Five men from different islands throughout the South Pacific join forces in 1978 and find the words and the music within each other to give New Zealan... Read more
Armstrong (2019)
6.9/10
Director: David Fairhead
Starring: Harrison Ford
Interviews and never-before-seen footage highlight the incredible life of astronaut Neil Armstrong -- from his near-death experiences as a fighter pil... Read more
Apollo 11 (2019)
8.3/10
Director: Todd Douglas Miller
Never-before-seen footage and audio recordings take you straight into the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission as astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz A... Read more