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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"

Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus (2006)

7.3/10
Director: Randy Olson

In a light-hearted take on the culture wars, filmmaker, scientist, and evolutionary biologist Dr Randy Olson explores the controversy over the teachin... Read more

Flow: For Love of Water (2008)

7.7/10
Director: Irena Salina

After a slew of investigations into the oil crisis, there's finally a film about the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Cent... Read more

Fly-Casting For Beginners (2007)

The graceful art of fly-casting is a mystery to the casual observer and most newcomers to the sport of fly-fishing. Here, with the help of one of the... Read more

Flying the Secret Sky: The Story of the RAF Ferry Command (2008)

6.3/10

In 1940 Nazi air strikes had Britain on her knees. The RAF was desperate for aircraft - losing hundreds of planes in air battles over Europe. Their es... Read more

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco (2007)

7.7/10
Director: Gary Leva
Starring: Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Brad Bird, Milos Forman, Saul Zaentz, Sofi...

While L.A. has been the undisputed capital of studio filmmaking in America since the early 20th century, San Francisco has become home to a different... Read more

Food, Inc. (2008)

7.8/10
Director: Robert Kenner

A ground-breaking documentary from director Robert Kenner and collaborator Eric Schlosser (writer of the book 'Fast Food Nation'). The world's food su... Read more

Foodmatters (2008)

Director: Anto Skene

A hard hitting, fast paced look at our current state of health. Despite the billions of dollars of funding and research into new so-called cures, we c... Read more

For All Mankind (1989)

8.2/10
Director: Al Reinert

In July 1969, the space race ended when Apollo 11 fulfilled President Kennedy's challenge of 'landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to th... Read more

For Love Or Money (1995)

6.1/10
Director: Shirley Horrocks

Examining the New Zealand art scene of the 1990s, this documentary from Shirley Horrocks looks at a range of New Zealanders who share a passion for co... Read more

For My Father's Kingdom (2019)

8/10
Director: Vea Mafile'o

Director Vea Mafile'o creates a portrait of her father to better understand why he still tithes every cent possible back to his home church on the isl... Read more