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"
Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture (2008)
Starring: Dan Cruickshank
Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank follows a global treasure trail of buildings that have impressed, astonished and delighted us and have changed... Read more
Dancemaker (1999)
7.2/10
Director: Matthew Diamond
Starring: Paul Taylor
Offering a rare backstage look at the man called "the greatest living choreographer," Matthew Diamond's Academy Award nominated documentary follows Pa... Read more
Dark Days (2000)
7.8/10
Director: Marc Singer
In this fascinating documentary, director Marc Singer offers a first hand account of what life is like for a community living underneath the streets o... Read more
Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story (2005)
8.4/10
Director: Julian Shaw
Starring: Pieter-Dirk Uys, Nelson Mandela
Controversial South African political satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys, who gained infamy in the 1980s for his cross-dressing parodies of the apartheid regime... Read more
Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Hubert Sauper
Winner of the European Film Awards' Best Documentary and nominated for an Oscar this stunning film looks at the havoc wreaked on Tanzania's people and... Read more
Darwin: The Voyage That Shook the World (2009)
7.2/10
Director: Steve Murray
Marking the 200th anniversary of Darwin's death, this expansive documentary follows him as a young amateur scientist on board the HMS Beagle in 1831,... Read more
Daughter from Danang (2002)
7.5/10
Director: Gail Dolgin
Evacuated from Vietnam in 1975 as an infant as part of the hotly controversial wartime program known as Operation Babylift, a fully Americanized Heidi... Read more
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities: Series 1 (2013)
Starring: David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough presents the series which puts a spotlight on some of natures evolutionary anomalies and how these curious animals continue to... Read more
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities: Series 2 (2013)
Starring: David Attenborough
From the ambitious journey to bring Emperor penguin eggs back from the South Pole to the role the electric eel played in our understanding of electric... Read more
David Attenborough: Life on Air (2010)
8.7/10
Starring: David Attenborough, Michael Palin
Michael Palin presents this BBC documentary on the life and work of David Attenborough - scientist, host and media personality. Attenborough joined th... Read more