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"
Waltz with Bashir (2008)
8/10
Director: Ari Folman
Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman employs a unique animated style in this innovative documentary that recalls his military service in the early 1980s. When... Read more
War Collection - Arnhem: A Bridge Too Far / The Dambusters / Battle of the Atlantic (1975)
'Arnhem': A Bridge Too Far' - Illustrated with the pick of British, German and American archive film, much of it rarely seen, this programme also talk... Read more
War Dance (2007)
7.9/10
Director: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
Since the 1980s, Uganda has been locked in a violent civil war; a war in which children are often snatched from refugee camps or even their homes and... Read more
War in Iraq (2003)
On the night of March 19th-20th, 2003, two U.S. F-177A Stealth Fighters launched a surprise attack on a secret location in Baghdad where Saddam Hussei... Read more
War is Sell (2004)
4.7/10
Director: Brian Standing
How do you sell a war? Armed with words, pictures and advertising techniques, war propagandists fight for the hearts and minds of the public. This d... Read more
War Made Easy (2008)
8/10
Director: Loretta Alper, Jeremy Earp
Starring: Narrated by, Sean Penn
Sean Penn narrates this expose of media distortion and presidential endorsement of arguably unjustified wars. Focusing on the parallels between Vietna... Read more
War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us (1995)
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Pamela Quill, Flo Small, Tui Preston, Jean Andrews
Seven women discuss their secret lives during World War II in this unique, moving, unforgettable film. Featuring Pamela Quill, Flo Small, Tui Preston,... Read more
Warlords (2005)
4.1/10
Starring: Hitler, Adolf Hitler, Stalin, Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt
A major fourt-part television series that sheds light on the main warlords involved in WWII and the psychological battles and strategies that changed... Read more
Washington (2020)
8/10
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Nicholas Rowe
Washington tells the story of how a fatherless young soldier full of personal ambition becomes a leader of men willing to sacrifice all for the common... Read more
Waste Land (2010)
7.9/10
Director: Lucy Walker
This uplifting documentary follows the lives of "catadores," or pickers who live in poverty and scavenge through the world's largest garbage dump, out... Read more