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"
Herb and Dorothy (2008)
Director: Megumi Sasaki
' Herb and Dorothy' tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal worker, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the m... Read more
Herbs - Songs of Freedom (2019)
7.5/10
Director: Tearepa Kahi
Five men from different islands throughout the South Pacific join forces in 1978 and find the words and the music within each other to give New Zealan... Read more
Here Is What Is (2007)
8.1/10
Starring: Daniel Lanois
Part home movie, part concert film, part travelogue, this insightful documentary has Daniel Lanois taking us on a journey through a year of creation,... Read more
Here to Stay: Series 1 (2007)
7.3/10
Starring: Frano Botica, Jackie Clark, Ewen Gilmour, Theresa Healey, Michael Hurst, Bernadi...
Travelling the country in search of their own ethnic roots, comedian Ewen Gilmour, entertainer Jackie Clark, rugby legend Frano Botica, reporter/direc... Read more
Here to Stay: Series Two (2007)
7.3/10
Starring: Paolo Rotondo, Shimpal Lelisi, Ruud Kleinpaste, Madeline Sami, Stephanie Tauevih...
New land! New life! Start afresh! Adventures in Paradise! Leave the slums! Become a New Zealander! That's what the emigration ads promised. The realit... Read more
Hermann Goering: Ambition Without Conscience (1994)
6.8/10
He was the "Number One Nazi," one of Hitler's oldest friends and second in command. Yet perhaps more than any other advisor, he was responsible for th... Read more
Heroes of Aviation (2008)
Take to the skies with courageous military pilots of the past century - from the early fliers of WWI to the amazing aerial acrobats of today. This exc... Read more
Hidden Wars of Desert Storm (2000)
8/10
Director: Gerard Ungerman, Audrey Brohy
Starring: Narrated by, John Hurt
On August 2nd, 1990, Saddam Hussein launched his troops against Kuwait, triggering the first major international crisis of the post-Soviet Union era.... Read more
Highlands Trilogy: First Contact / Joe Leahy's Neighbours / Black Harvest (1992)
Director: Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson
Gathered together for the first time, three stunning, critically acclaimed documentaries set in Papua New Guinea from filmmakers Bob Connolly and Robi... Read more
Hillary: Ocean to Sky (2019)
8/10
Director: Michael Dillon
Starring: Edmund Hillary
For this feature-length documentary Michael Dillon revisits his award-winner From the Ocean to the Sky, about Edmund Hillary's Ganges jet boat expedit... Read more