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"
Jazz (2000)
6.4/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Bil...
Inspired by blues and ragtime, it made its way up the Mississippi and spread across America, evolving along the way into a variety of forms. Filmmaker... Read more
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak and Chic (2018)
6.4/10
Starring: Jean-Paul Gaultier
Any designer can stage a runway show, but possibly only Gaultier could pull off a "Fashion Freak Show" at the Folies Bergère. Go behind the scenes of... Read more
Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer (2015)
6.2/10
Director: Vlad Yudin
This documentary follows the story of Jeremy Scott's ascent from a small town in Missouri to his current position as the Creative Director of Moschino... Read more
Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City (2012)
7.5/10
Starring: Simon Sebag Montefiore
Historian and author, Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a fascinating series on Jerusalem: the place where God meets man, the shrine of three faiths - J... Read more
Jesus Camp (2006)
7.5/10
Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Embracing a charismatic brand of evangelical faith during a North Dakota Bible camp called Kids on Fire, Kansas youngsters receive intense religious i... Read more
JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America (2009)
8.6/10
Just hours before his death, John F. Kennedy appeared before a crowd in Fort Worth, Texas to honour the freedoms of America in what would be his final... Read more
JFK: A Fresh Perspective (2013)
8/10
Director: Susan Bellows
Starring: Narrated by, Oliver Platt
A probing and definitive biography, the series "JFK" provides a fresh look at the enigmatic man who is one of the American nation's most beloved and m... Read more
JFK: Bay of Pigs Declassified (2000)
8/10
The Bay of Pigs fiasco marked the first foreign policy defeat for the new Kennedy administration and the first time a CIA covert operation had been ex... Read more
JFK: Breaking the News (2004)
8.4/10
Director: Hugh Aynsworth
Starring: Narrated by, Jane Pauley
November 22, 1963, is a day that will live in the memories of a generation - the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and the news that... Read more
JFK: The JFK Assassination (2004)
8/10
On November 22, 1963, a gun shot was fired in Dallas, Texas. The shot echoed across the globe and a whole nation mourned; John F. Kennedy, the Preside... Read more