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"
Grey Gardens (1976)
7.7/10
Director: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer
A unique film portrait of Edith and Edie Bouvier Beale, a mother/daughter duo of former socialites, relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, who lived a r... Read more
Grizzly Man (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Timothy Treadwell, Narrated by, Werner Herzog
Timothy Treadwell was a self-styled crusader for the Grizzly Bears of Alaska. After spending 13 summers living with and recording the animals he loved... Read more
Guerrilla: The Taking Of Patty Hearst (2004)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Stone
Starring: Patricia Hearst, Russ Little, Michael Bortin, Timothy Findley, Dan Grove, Randol...
In February 1974, the granddaughter of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint from her apartment by militant political rad... Read more
Guilty Pleasures (2010)
7/10
Director: Julie Moggan
Documentary on the romance novels of Mills and Boon and, in particular, five people obsessed with them. "Theres a Mills & Boon romance novel sold ev... Read more
Gulpilil: One Red Blood (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Darlene Johnson
Starring: David Gulpilil, Rolf de Heer, Jack Thompson, Phillip Noyce
David Gulpilil was the first Aboriginal Australian to appear as an actor in a film, Nicholas Roeg's 'Walkabout' in 1971, and since then he has become... Read more
Gunda (2020)
7.4/10
Director: Viktor Kosakovskiy
Documentary looks at the daily life of a pig and its farm animal companions: two cows and a one-legged chicken. Read more
Guns, Germs and Steel (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Tim Lambert, Cassian Harrison
Starring: Jared Diamond
Based on the Pulitzer prize-winning best seller by Jared Diamond, this documentary explores the connections between geography, technology and global h... Read more
Gypsy Heart (1998)
7.8/10
Director: Jocelyn M Ajami
A fascinating documentary chronicling the life of flamenco dancer Omayra Amaya, who manages to keep the fiery dance form alive and kicking in chilly B... Read more
H.G. Wells and The War of the Worlds: A Documentary (2005)
Invading alien races, fear of the unknown, intelligent insects, apocalyptic musings, time travel, mutant half-breeds, invisibility formulas, and mad s... Read more
H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds: An Historical Perspective (2005)
Director: Rod Pyle
H.G. Wells' classic tale of interplanetary invaders landing on Earth has enthralled audiences around the world for decades. This intriguing two-part d... Read more