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"
Florence Broadhurst lived an amazing life. Not content with reality, she invented and reinvented her past to be even more interesting. Before her brut... Read more
Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns employs his inimitable laid back style to explore the life of flambloyant heavyweight boxer, Jack Johnson. Born to... Read more
A chilling and powerful glimpse into the lives of the homeless heroin addicts who populate New York's Union Square. Seven 20-something-year-old indiv... Read more
Breathtaking imagery and extraordinary graphics highlight this wonderful offering. Featuring interviews with leading cosmological astronomers and worl... Read more
In July 2003, ex-pat Brit Douglas Bruce, woke up on a subway train in New York headed for Coney Island. He had no idea who he was, how he got there o... Read more
Narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley, 'Unlikely Heroes' tells the untold stories of Jewish resistance that took place throughout the Nazi Holocaust. In illust... Read more
Witness an extraordinary individual journey in this touching, revealing look at a Nepalese monk's search for his reincarnated mentor. This beautifully... Read more
Follows four Palestinian families living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem. Fadi is 13 and cares for his 4 younger brothers; the Hammash's are a... Read more
Rick Sebak takes a road trip in search of America's most interesting, wacky and goofy buildings, celebrating places such as the Big Duck on Long Islan... Read more
In China, it is simply known as 'The River'. But the Yangtze (and all of the life that surrounds it), is undergoing a truly astonishing transformation... Read more