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"
Blue Water, White Death (1971)
7.3/10
Director: Peter Gimbel
In this full-length classic documentary feature, a team of divers seeks Great White Sharks in their natural habitats, a journey which takes them all o... Read more
Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967)
8/10
Director: D A Pennebaker
Starring: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Donovan, Alan Price
One of the best portraits of an artist ever put on film, 'Don't Look Back' is about Bob Dylan and the Sixties. Director Pennebaker, known for 'Montere... Read more
Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
7.4/10
Director: Liz Garbus
In 1972, America was chess-obsessed. The Soviet Union used chess to demonstrate its intellectual superiority to the West, but along came a young, lone... Read more
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Alexandra Dean
Hedy Lamarr was a Hollywood movie star who was hailed as the most beautiful and glamorous in the world. However, that was only the surface that tragic... Read more
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012)
8.1/10
Director: Stacy Peralta
Starring: Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Tommy Guerrero, Steve Caballero, Lance Mo...
It's not a death metal band, an extreme diet club or historic dominoes association - the Bones Brigade was a talented gang of teenage outcasts. Unmoti... Read more
Bonhoeffer (2003)
7.2/10
Director: Martin Doblmeier
This is the dramatic story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the young German theologian who offered one of the first clear voices of resistance to Adolf Hitler... Read more
Born Into Brothels (2003)
7.3/10
Director: Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski
A portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes. Zana Briski, a N... Read more
Born Racer: The Scott Dixon Story (2018)
6.2/10
Director: Bryn Evans
A powerful and inspirational story of dedication, danger, fear, and the rare ‘will’ some of us have to defy all personal limitations. Experience... Read more
Born To Be Wild (Blu-ray 3D) (2011)
7.6/10
Starring: Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman narrates this documentary about two dedicated animal preservationists. Daphne Sheldrick has created an elephant sanctuary in Kenya, whi... Read more
Bowling For Columbine (2002)
8/10
Director: Michael Moore
The Uncle Sam's America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms. With his signature sense of angry humour, activist film... Read more