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"
India Reborn (2009)
8.2/10
Director: Various
This 4-part series takes in the world's newest superpower-in-waiting. India has a middle class bigger than the entire population of the US, but is sti... Read more
India with Sanjeev Bhaskar (2007)
7.5/10
Director: Deep Sehgal
Starring: Sanjeev Bhaskar
Over the past 60 years, India has changed more rapidly than any other nation on the planet. In fields as diverse as agriculture, medical research and... Read more
Indie Sex: A Revealing Look At Sex In Cinema (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Lisa Ades, Lesli Klainberg
This revealing four-part documentary series explores the most controversial, complicated subject in film - sex. Each episode examines a different topi... Read more
Infamous Murders: Bizarre Murders / Mass Murders (2000)
7.5/10
Infamous Murders now examines three more modern day bizarre cases. In the first an entire family was slaughtered in a house which was later thought to... Read more
InRealLife ( In Real Life ) (2013)
5.8/10
Director: Beeban Kidron
InRealLife asks what exactly is the internet and what is it doing to our children? Taking us on a journey from the bedrooms of British teenagers to th... Read more
Inside Burma - Land of Fear (1998)
Starring: John Pilger
Exposes the history and brutality of one of the world's most repressive regimes. Nearly the size of Texas, with a population of more than 40 million,... Read more
Inside Child Poverty (2011)
Director: Bryan Bruce
We used to think of New Zealand as a great place to bring up kids. Not anymore. Multi-award winning documentary maker Bryan Bruce spent 6 months inve... Read more
Inside Deep Throat (2004)
6.8/10
Director: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Starring: Narrated by, Dennis Hopper, Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Alan Dershowitz, Larry...
Documentary filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato ('The Eyes of Tammy Faye') take on the '70s cultural phenomenon that was 'Deep Throat'. Fascin... Read more
Inside Islam (2002)
6.8/10
The world's second largest religion, it remains a source of mystery and controversy to much of the Western world. This program from the History Channe... Read more
Inside Job (2010)
8.3/10
Director: Charles Ferguson
Did powerful bankers bet against the American people and win big? Think you have the cause-and-effect mysteries of the 2008 financial crisis nailed do... Read more