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"
The Men Who Built America (2012)
8.7/10
Meet the titans of industry who forged the foundations of a modern America and continue to inspire the pursuit of the fabled American Dream. In this e... Read more
The Men Who Built America (Blu-ray) (2012)
8.6/10
Meet the titans of industry who forged the foundations of a modern America and continue to inspire the pursuit of the fabled American Dream. In this e... Read more
The Meth Epidemic (2005)
Known here as 'P', what started as a fad among motorcycle gangs in the 1970s has become big business, both overseas and here at home, largely due to t... Read more
The Michael Parkinson Collection (2010)
Starring: Michael Parkinson
A collection of Michael Parkinson's personal choice of the best moments from over 2000 interviews from the entire back catalogue of "Parkinson". The C... Read more
The Mighty Boosh on Tour: Journey of the Childmen (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Oliver Ralfe
Starring: Rich Fulcher, Julian Barratt, Dave Brown, Mike Fielding, Noel Fielding
'The Mighty Boosh' is a unique comedy that has transferred from radio and television success to a national phenomenon, catapulting its creators Julian... Read more
The Mindscape of Alan Moore (2006)
7.6/10
Director: DeZ Vylenz
Starring: Alan Moore
Alan Moore is a creator of comic books and graphic novels and in this portrait of the artist as contemporary shaman, someone with the power to transfo... Read more
The Miners' Hymns (2010)
7.2/10
Director: Bill Morrison
This elegy, in film and music, to the coal mining history of north east England, is the product of an exceptional creative collaboration between renow... Read more
The Miracle of Candeal (2004)
Director: Fernando Trueba
This music-soaked documentary is set in Candeal, a favela or shanty town in Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, where Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes goes in searc... Read more
The Missing Picture (2013)
7.4/10
Director: Rithy Panh
Filmmaker Rithy Panh re-creates atrocities of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979. 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