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"
No Direction Home - Bob Dylan (2005)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez
Martin Scorsese directs this moving tribute to an American legend. Utilizing never-before-seen footage, rare performances and interviews wih Dylan him... Read more
No End in Sight (2007)
8.3/10
Director: Charles Ferguson
This powerful documentary offers a critical analysis of the mistakes made by the United States government during the Iraq War. Focusing on the events... Read more
No Latitude for Error / No Good Calling For Mum (2006)
Starring: Sir Peter Blake
'No Latitude for Error' - Until the Jules Verne Trophy, nobody could be certain that 80 days around the world by sail was even possible. This tale of... Read more
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg (1997)
6.4/10
Director: Colin Still
Starring: Dick Cavett, Allen Ginsberg, Paul McCartney
Witness the last days of the Beat poet whose works would capture the very essence of the 1960 counter-cultural movement in an informative documentary... Read more
No Ordinary Sheila (2017)
8.7/10
Director: Hugh Macdonald
Documentary on writer and illustrator Sheila Natusch, retracing a long life dedicated to sharing her love of New Zealands nature and history. Read more
No Other Land (2024)
8.3/10
Director: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal
Starring: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community's mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhoo... Read more
Noam Chomsky on the World: The Chomsky Sessions (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Will Pascoe
Starring: Noam Chomsky
One of the most respected intellectuals of the 20th century, Noam Chomsky, has had a long and prolific career as a linguist, philosopher, and politica... Read more
Noam Chomsky: Imperial Grand Strategy (2005)
8.2/10
Starring: Noam Chomsky
The father of modern linguistics, one of the world's leading intellectuals and an outspoken critic of the U.S. government, Noam Chomsky takes centre s... Read more
Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without A Pause (2003)
7.3/10
Director: Will Pascoe
Starring: Noam Chomsky, Carol Chomsky
Called "the most important intellectual alive" by The New York Times, and "a rebel without a pause" by rock-star Bono, Noam Chomsky is one of the grea... Read more
North Korea: 3 Documentaries (2006)
7.5/10
This collection features 3 documentaries about North Korea and notorious dictator Kim Jong-il. 'Nuclear Nightmare: Understanding North Korea' is a co... Read more