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"
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train (2004)
7.5/10
Director: Deb Ellis, Denis Mueller
Starring: Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky
Throughout his lengthy career, academic, author and leader of civil disobedience Howard Zinn has fought to have the voices of society's disenfranchise... Read more
Hubble's Cosmic Journey / Mission Pluto (2015)
Director: Nic Young, Christopher Riley
Hubble's Cosmic Journey: Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured thousands of stunning images of space, revolutionized our... Read more
Hunger for the Wild: Series 1 (2006)
Director: Peter Young
Starring: Steve Logan, Alister Brown
Steve Logan and Al Brown share a love for fishing, hunting and the great outdoors. They also run one of New Zealand's best fine-dining restaurants, Lo... Read more
Hunger for the Wild: Series 2 (2007)
Director: Peter Young
Starring: Steve Logan, Alister Brown
Steve Logan and Al Brown are back on the road with series two of their award-winning adventure-cooking show, heading for the wild with the help of som... Read more
Hunger for the Wild: Series 3 (2008)
Director: Peter Young
Starring: Al Brown, Steve Logan
The third series from amiable Kiwi characters Steve Logan and Al Brown sees them traverse our nation, from Ninety Mile Beach to Stewart Island, in sea... Read more
I Am (2010)
7.6/10
Director: Tom Shadyac
Documentary in which Hollywood director Tom Shadyac ("The Nutty Professor", "Liar Liar", "Bruce Almighty") asks some of the world's greatest thinkers... Read more
I Am A Dancer (1972)
7.2/10
Director: Pierre Jourdan
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, Carla Fracci
A portrait of the great Rudolf Nureyev, from his homely beginnings in 1938 to one of the century's great dancers and superstars. Includes excerpts fro... Read more
I Am Ali (2014)
7.2/10
Director: Clare Lewins
Starring: Muhammad Ali
An intimate and heart-warming look at the man behind the legend - as we've never seen Ali before. Told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali'... Read more
I Am Because We Are (2008)
8/10
Director: Nathan Rissman
Malawi is a country in crisis. In a population of 12 million, one million of those are orphaned children, left parentless by the AIDs pandemic. In 200... Read more
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014)
7.4/10
Director: Dave LaMattina, Chad Walker
Starring: Caroll Spinney
Think you know everything there is to know about Sesame Street? You don't. You might know that Frank Oz turned down an offer to play Big Bird, but you... Read more