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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"

Billy T: Te Movie (2011)

6.9/10
Director: Ian Mune
Starring: Billy T James, Peter Rowley

Documentary celebrating the life of legendary New Zealand comedian, Billy T James. Directed by Ian Mune ('Came A Hot Friday'). The film explores Billy... Read more

Billy the Kid (2007)

7.4/10
Director: Jennifer Venditti

Having met Billy Price while working on another film, director Jennifer Venditti decided to make her debut by following this unique 15-year-old around... Read more

Biography: I Want My MTV (2019)

7.1/10

That's right, kids, there was a time when MTV showed music videos 24 hours a day. Those early days of the fledgling cable network-and the enormous suc... Read more

Black Coffee (2006)

5.8/10
Director: Irene Angelico

From its discovery on an ancient Ethiopian hillside to its role as a contemporary elixir, coffee has become the second most traded legal commodity in... Read more

Black Gold (2006)

7.2/10
Director: Marc Francis, Nick Francis

Multinational coffee companies rule our shopping malls and dominate an industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commod... Read more

Black Panther Woman (2014)

6.6/10
Director: Rachel Perkins

Marlene Cummins recounts her time with the leader of the Australian Black Panther Party in 1972, and her 40-year fight with addiction. Read more

Black Sun (2005)

7.5/10
Director: Gary Tarn
Starring: Hugues de Montalembert

While living in New York in 1978, British painter and filmmaker Hugues de Montalembert fell victim to a random mugging, paint remover was thrown in hi... Read more

Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre (1995)

7.5/10
Director: T F Mou

Portrays the ordeals of the members of a poor Chinese family as they try to survive the Japanese occupation of their city. This is an uncompromising p... Read more

Black White + Gray: A Portrait Of Sam Wagstaff + Robert Mapplethorpe (2007)

7/10
Director: James Crump

When he died in 1987 Sam Wagstaff left behind a photography collection worth $5 million at the Getty Museum. In photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who... Read more

Blackbeard - Terror at Sea (2006)

6.5/10
Starring: James Purefoy

Go inside the cunning mind of a charming criminal genius as 'National Geographic' tells the dramatic story of one of history's most fearsome pirates.... Read more