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"
Downhill Motion (2005)
A history lesson in what skating looked like at the very beginning, before the hype, the money, and the personalities, this documentary shows skaters... Read more
Dreams of a Life (2011)
6.8/10
Director: Carol Morley
Starring: Zawe Ashton
Carol Morley's moving documentary drama is based around the case of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit above a shopping mall in North London in 200... Read more
Dries (2017)
7.1/10
Director: Reiner Holzemer
An intimate Portrait of the Fashion Designer Dries Van Noten. This film offers an insight into the life, mind and creative heart of a Master Fashion D... Read more
Drug Wars: The Rise and Fall of the World's Largest Cartels (2006)
The international 'war on drugs' seems to be a ceaseless battle, with no good end in sight. While various governments purport to be combatting drug tr... Read more
Duran Duran: Unstaged (2011)
6.7/10
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Duran Duran
Acclaimed director David Lynch gears up to direct a live online concert with legendary pop icons Duran Duran. Originally streamed live as a part of UN... Read more
Dusty Springfield: My Very Best, Love Dusty (2003)
Starring: Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield was one of the finest and most soulful vocalists to emerge from the 'British Invasion' of the 1960s, her rich whisky-voice and emoti... Read more
Dying to Live (2018)
5.6/10
Director: Richard Todd
Deep beneath the complex world of organ and tissue transplantation are the heart-wrenching stories of real people awaiting life-saving organs in Austr... Read more
Dynasties (2018)
9.3/10
Starring: David Attenborough
Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each... Read more
e2 Design: Season 1 (2006)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Narrated by
The inaugural season, introducing viewers to the burgeoning sustainability movement among architects and designers worldwide. Episodes explore: the ri... Read more
e2 Design: Season 2 (2007)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Narrated by
Episodes explore how Enrique Penalosa, the former mayor of Bogota, Colombia, used urban planning to create alternatives to automobile culture; archite... Read more