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"
This Is New Zealand (1970)
Director: Hugh Macdonald
Directed by Hugh Macdonald, "This Is New Zealand" was made to promote the country at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan. An ambitious concept saw iconic NZ imag... Read more
This is Not a Film (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Starring: Jafar Panahi
This clandestine documentary, shot partially on an iPhone and smuggled into France in a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, depicts the day-t... Read more
This is Roller Derby (2011)
Director: Daniel Hayward
"This is Roller Derby" is a colourful and action packed documentary about all things derby; the sport, the culture and some seriously kick-ass women.... Read more
This Is What Democracy Looks Like (2000)
7.8/10
Starring: Michael Franti, Noam Chomsky, Susan Sarandon
This film, shot by 100 amateur camera operators, tells the story of the enormous street protests in Seattle, Washington in November 1999, against the... Read more
Thomas Edison: Father of Invention (1995)
Life in the modern world would be unthinkable without his inventions. More than any other individual, he paved the way for the future. Thomas Alva Edi... Read more
Those Were the Days - Britain in the Sixties (2004)
Tells the story of a decade of massive change in Britain. From Beatlemania to the violent anti-war protests in Grosvenor Square, the major news storie... Read more
Three Identical Strangers (2018)
7.7/10
In 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted meet each other and find out they're triplets who were separated at birth. But their quest to f... Read more
Thrive (2011)
6.8/10
Director: Stephen Gagne
An unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's really going on in our world by following the money upstream - uncovering the global conso... Read more
Through Hell and High Water (2006)
6/10
Starring: Ben Fogle, James Cracknell
The complete documentary series following TV presenter and writer Ben Fogle as he joins Olympic gold medal-winning rower James Cracknell on a dangerou... Read more
Through the Wormhole: Season 1 (2010)
8.6/10
Starring: Morgan Freeman
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, 'Through The Wormhole' will explore the deepest mysteries of existence - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternit... Read more