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"
I Am Greta (2020)
6.1/10
Starring: Greta Thunberg
The documentary follows Greta Thunberg, a teenage climate activist from Sweden, on her international crusade to get people to listen to scientists abo... Read more
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
7.8/10
Director: Raoul Peck
Starring: Samuel L Jackson
In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, pe... Read more
I Am Paul Walker (2018)
7.8/10
Director: Adrian Buitenhuis
Starring: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson
Documentary examining the life of the late actor Paul Walker. Read more
I Know I'm Not Alone (2005)
8/10
Director: Michael Franti
Starring: Michael Franti
Australian musician and activist, Michael Franti (from the band 'Spearhead'), travels through Iraq, Israel and Palestine exploring the human cost of w... Read more
I Shouldn't Be Alive: Season 1 (2007)
8.1/10
This docu-drama series from the Discovery Channel is equally shocking and inspirational. Each epsiode tells a different true story, mixing interviews... Read more
I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (2018)
7.8/10
Director: Jessica Leski
Filmed over four years and spanning three generations, the lives of four women from across the globe are radically changed by their deep love of boy b... Read more
I Was a Fireman (1943)
Director: Humphrey Jennings
Features three films from the man described by Lindsay Anderson as 'the only true poet of the English Cinema'. A collection of key war-time documentar... Read more
I'm Still Here (2010)
6.2/10
Director: Casey Affleck
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix
A striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor and two-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix. The directorial d... Read more
I.O.U.S.A. (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Patrick Creadon
A lucid, compelling and entertaining look at the unprecedented financial crisis facing the United States. Government and military spending is out of c... Read more
Ice (Marcus Lush) (2007)
7/10
Starring: Marcus Lush
Marcus Lush braves the sub-zero temperatures of Antarctica to present this entertaining and informative look at the frozen continent. During the five... Read more