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 Rescuers: Heroes of the Holocaust (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Michael King
The film traces the journey of Stephanie Nyombayire, a young Rwandan anti-genocide activist who teams up with Sir Martin Gilbert, the renowned Holocau... Read more
The Rise and Fall of Versailles (2011)
Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI: Three kings, three reigns, three stories. This three-part series offers a sensitive and endearing portrait of the m... Read more
The Road to Guantanamo (2006)
7.5/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross
Starring: Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun, Waqar Saddiqui, Afran Usman, Shahid Iqbal, Sher Khan
A searing dramatisation of the real-life experiences of three men who set off from Tipton, England, for a wedding in Pakistan in September of 2001. O... Read more
The Robert Epstein Collection: The Celluloid Closet / Common Threads / Paragraph 175 / The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
A collection of four documentaries from queer filmmaker Robert Epstein. "The Celluloid Closet" (1995) - This entertaining and often hilarious look at... Read more
The Roman Empire (2001)
7.6/10
Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first century, the ancient world was ruled by Rome. At its height, the Empire ecompassed Europe, the Middle... Read more
The Rural Studio (2002)
The Rural Studio celebrates the work of MacArthur Fellow Samuel Mockbee and Auburn University's Rural Studio, as they re-imagine what architecture mea... Read more
The Russian Revolution in Colour (2005)
Director: Ian Lilley
The remarkable story of the revolution that changed the world forever. Cold, hungry and disillusioned, the Russian factory workers of Petrograd staged... Read more
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
8.4/10
Director: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Starring: Sebastiao Salgado
The epic still photographs of Brazilian artist and environmentalist Sebastião Salgado fill the giant screen in this spectacular new documentary about... Read more
The Saltmen of Tibet (1998)
Director: Ulrike Koch
Shot under extreme conditions in one of the world's most remote locations, 'The Saltmen of Tibet' is a work of sublime beauty and epic scale. Document... Read more
The Salzburg Festival (2006)
8.2/10
Director: Tony Palmer
The Salzburg Festival has hosted every great star of the opera and concert hall, from Toscanini to Anne-Sophie Mutter, from Fischer-Dieskau to Barenbo... Read more