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"
Coast New Zealand: Series 3 (2018)
8.6/10
Starring: Neil Oliver
The return of the stunningly shot series that takes you on an epic voyage of discovery of people and places through New Zealand. The enthusiastic t... Read more
Coast: Series 1 (2005)
8.1/10
Discover the curious, sometimes dysfunctional, relationship between the British and the seas as the entire 20,000+ kilometre coast surrounding the Uni... Read more
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
7.5/10
Director: Brett Morgen
Starring: Kurt Cobain
'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck' explores the indelible record of a life lived on the fine edge between madness and genius, painting a searing and unfor... Read more
Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
7.9/10
Director: Billy Corben
Billy Corben's blood-soaked documentary traces the transformation of Miami from sleepy '70s retirement town to the United State's drug and murder capi... Read more
Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin' with the Godmother (2008)
6.7/10
Director: Billy Corben
In this sequel to his phenomenal expose on the Miami cocaine economy, director Billy Corben picks up the drug-running story in early '90s Oakland, Cal... Read more
Code Breakers (2005)
6.1/10
A gripping insight into the wartime cryptanalyst's role; the tale of the Enigma machine and it's operators in all the theatres of World War II. This w... Read more
Colin McCahon: I Am (2004)
9.6/10
Director: Paul Swadel
Starring: Voice Of, Sam Neill
Tracing the life of pioneering artist Colin McCahon, examining the New Zealand cultural context that influenced and inspired his work and his artistic... Read more
Collapse (2009)
7.8/10
Director: Chris Smith
Starring: Michael Ruppert
'Collapse' is the story of Michael Ruppert, former Los Angeles police officer turned rogue reporter whose eerie prediction of the current financial cr... Read more
Collective (2019)
6.1/10
Director: Alexander Nanau
Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care... Read more
Collingwood: From the Inside Out (2019)
8.3/10
Director: Marcus Cobbledick
An intimate look at Collingwood Football Club. The Pies ended 2017 near the bottom of the ladder, and with coach Nathan Buckley's career on thin ic... Read more