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"
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill (1995)
7.1/10
Director: Judy Rymer, Sam Neill
Starring: Sam Neill
Sam Neill looks at our national cinema using dozens of film clips to explore the dark undercurrent beneath the seemingly uneventful surface of New Zea... Read more
Cinema of Vengeance: Martial Arts and the Movies (1994)
6.3/10
Director: Toby Russell
Starring: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-Fat, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Woo
'Cinema of Vengeance' is the essential history of Martial Arts and The Movies, covering fifty years of Chinese action cinema from the late forties thr... Read more
Cinemania (2001)
7.1/10
Director: Angela Christlieb, Stephen Kijak
There are film buffs and there are film buffs...and then there are the movie-obsessed New Yorkers - four men and one woman - who are the focus of this... Read more
Circo (2010)
7.1/10
Director: Aaron Schock
This visually and emotionally arresting documentary follows Tino Ponce, his wife, and their four children as they run a one-ring traveling circus thro... Read more
Cities of the Underworld: Season 2 (2009)
8.1/10
Director: Various
Starring: Don Wildman
This is the stuff of fantasy: exploring secret chambers and forbidden passages beneath city streets, unlocking mysteries of the past and discovering f... Read more
Citizen King (2001)
Director: Orlando Bagwell, W Noland Walker
This beautifully-crafted documentary traces the last five years in the life of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. From his August 1963 L... Read more
Citizenfour (2014)
8.1/10
Director: Laura Poitras
Starring: Edward Snowden
"Citizenfour" is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn... Read more
City Of Dreams (2005)
8.2/10
Director: Ruby Ofori, Edward Scott
Inspired by Mussolini's dream of recreating the Roman Empire in Africa, Asmara is the site of some 400 or so architecturally significant buildings whi... Read more
Civilisation (1966)
8.8/10
Director: Ann Turner, Michael Gill, Peter Montagnon
Starring: Lord Kenneth Clark
In 1966 BBC Television embarked on its most ambitious documentary series to date. The eminent art historian Lord Clark was commissioned to write and p... Read more
Civilisations (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Serge Tigneres, Tomomi Nagasawa
This popular French production chronicles four of history's most influential ancient civilisations. Episodes include: 'China - The Wild Dragon's Herit... Read more