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 Same River Twice (2003)
7/10
Director: Robb Moss
In 1978, award-winning filmmaker Robb Moss and a close-knit group of free-spirited friends and lovers took a month-long trip through the depths of the... Read more
The Search for the Northwest Passage (2005)
8.2/10
Director: Louise Osmond
Starring: Colin Tierny
Dozens of attempts were made to link Europe and Asia by sea; two have become legend. British explorer Sir John Franklin set out in 1845 at the height... Read more
The Search for Weng Weng (2013)
7.4/10
Director: Andrew Leavold
Starring: Tikoy Aguiluz, Roy Arabejo, Tilman Baumgaertel
Almost a decade ago Australian trash cinema aficionado Andrew Leavold set off to the Philippines to uncover the true story behind his cinema obsession... Read more
The Second World War in Colour (1999)
8.2/10
Director: Anon
Starring: Narrated by, John Thaw
Dramatic colour footage from as early as 1933 shows home movies of Adolf Hitler and his cohorts, the devastation wrought by the Blitz, life on the hom... Read more
The Secret (2006)
5.7/10
Director: Drew Heriot
Finally! The 'secret' that has allowed those in the know to be healthy, wealthy and wise down through the ages, from Plato to Shakespeare to Einstein... Read more
The Secret History of 9/11 (2006)
7.6/10
To mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the CBC presents an extraordinary look at what was happening beh... Read more
The Secret Life of Adolf Hitler (1968)
6.6/10
The rise and fall of the Third Reich told with actual footage, interviews with Hitler's sister, a fellow prisoner with Hitler before he came to power,... Read more
The Secret Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (2006)
7.3/10
An insightful and entertaining documentary that attempts to piece together the many aspects of Leonardo Da Vinci's life to provide a portrait of this... Read more
The Secret Underground Lectures of Commander X (2004)
Commander X is the pseudonym of an alleged former U.S. Government intelligence agent from the NSA who worked in a remote viewing project. He has distr... Read more
The September Issue (2009)
7/10
Director: R J Cutler
Starring: Sienna Miller, Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington
Vogue is the world's most powerful fashion magazine, and each year it's autumn issue highlights designs and designers that it's editors think will be... Read more