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"
Horns and Halos (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley
Fascinating documentary chronicles the controversy surrounding the 1999 George W. Bush biography 'Fortunate Son', which accused the then-Texas governo... Read more
Hostile Planet (2019)
8.2/10
Starring: Bear Grylls
A look at the world's harshest landscapes and the animals that have adapted to live there. Read more
Hot Air: The Politics of Climate Change in New Zealand (2014)
9.1/10
Director: Alister Barry, Abi King-Jones
During the summer of 1988 temperatures soared across America causing widespread droughts. Huge forest fires raged in California. Climate change was no... Read more
Hotere (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Merata Mita
Starring: Ralph Hotere
"Hotere" is a documentary about a complex man who is Aotearoa New Zealand's greatest living artist. Ralph Hotere is intensely creative and wildly inno... Read more
HotRod - The Movie (2004)
7.7/10
Director: Michael Morrow
In 1998 'HotRod' Joey Kemp entered the Lansdowne Demolition Derby winning first place, but injuring himself so severely his doctors told him never to... Read more
House Of Cardin (2019)
8.1/10
Director: Todd Hughes
Starring: Pierre Cardin, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Naomi Campbell, Sharon Stone, Alice Cooper
A rare peek into the mind of a genius, chronicling the life and design of Cardin. Exclusive access to his archives and his empire, and unprecedented i... Read more
How Arnold Won The West (2004)
5.9/10
Director: Alex Cooke
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Even by the standards of Golden State politics, the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election - whose field of 135 candidates included porn actres... Read more
How Art Made the World (2005)
8.3/10
The mystery of why our world looks the way it does is unravelled in this landmark BBC series that crosses 5 continents and 100, 000 years Dr. Spivey t... Read more
How Far Is Heaven (2012)
7.9/10
Director: Christopher Pryor, Miriam Smith
The Sisters of Compassion have lived in the remote village of Jerusalem / Hiruharama on the Whanganui River in New Zealand for 120 years. Today, only... Read more
How Hitler Lost the War (1989)
7.6/10
Using rare archive footage and interviews with respected military historians and leading British and German veterans of WWII, "How Hitler Lost The War... Read more