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"
Gas Hole - A Crude Conspiracy (2008)
Director: Jeremy Wagener
Starring: Peter Gallagher, (narrated by)
A chilling investigation on the effects of the oil industry, the film takes a historical look at the beginnings of the Big Oil as well as the ramifica... Read more
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Gasland (2010)
7.7/10
Director: Josh Fox
Can the Marcellus Shale natural gas deposits located in the northeastern United States help solve America's energy woes? And is the controversial indu... Read more
Gates of Heaven (1978)
7.5/10
Director: Errol Morris
One of the funniest and most bizarrely touching documentaries ever filmed, Errol Morris' tribute to "puppy love" looks at the operators and customers... Read more
Gaudi's Barcelona (2007)
'Gaudi's Barcelona' is the story of a remarkable artist whose extraordinary work has defined a city on the international stage. Think of Barcelona and... Read more
Gauguin A Tahiti (2019)
8/10
Starring: Adriano Giannini
A look into the love story between post-impressionist painter Gauguin and the French Polynesia. Read more
Gay Sex in the 70s (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Joseph F Lovett
Trace the history of 'innocent' pre-AIDS public sex through Stonewall, to the rise of gay culture as we know it today in this documentary consisting o... Read more
General Custer - The Story of Yellow Hair (1994)
George Armstrong Custer is one of military history's most colourful characters: a flamboyant and dashing commander. It is said that 'cometh the hour,... Read more
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)
7.5/10
Director: Barbet Schroeder
In 1971, the small African nation of Uganda was taken over by self-styled dictator General Idi Amin, beginning an eight-year reign of terror that woul... Read more
General Patton: A Genius for War (1995)
General George S. Patton was a walking, talking, fighting machine whose personality was bigger and noisier than one of his Sherman tanks. He was tough... Read more
Generation Wealth (2018)
5.7/10
Director: Lauren Greenfield
Lauren Greenfield examines materialism, celebrity culture, and social status and reflects on the desire to be wealthy at any cost. This visual history... Read more