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Documentary

Non-fiction features and programs, often stranger than fiction, and just as dramatic or comical…

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My Old School (2022)

Dir. Jono McLeod
Feat. Alan Cumming

Filmmaker Jono McLeod returns to his old school in 1993 Glasgow for a nostalgic look at the unbelievable yet true story of his former classmate, Brandon Lee. Utilizing playful, period-specific animation, a pitch-perfect soundtrack, the memories of students and teachers, and the talents of Alan Cumming to…

Velvet Queen, The (2021)

Dir. Marie Amiguet

An incredible nature documentary from France as much about the human animal as the animal kingdom. It follows renowned wildlife photographer Vincent Munier and fellow outdoors man Sylvain Tesson high into the Tibetan mountains where they endeavour to capture the elusive snow leopard on film. The film is a…

Mister Organ (2022)

Dir. David Farrier

A real-life game of cat-and-mouse ensues when Kiwi journalist and film-maker David Farrier ("Tickled") tries to hold an apparent serial con-man to account in his latest doco sensation. Farrier starts off as the cat but as curiosity gets the better of him, he too becomes an unwitting victim of Mr. Organ's…

Lancaster (2022)

From the team behind SPITFIRE comes the story of the iconic WW2 bomber told through the words of the last surviving crew members, re-mastered archive material and extraordinary aerial footage of the RAF's last airworthy Lancaster aircraft.

Gloriavale (2022)

Dir. Fergus Grady, Noel Smyth

A moving exposé of human exploitation in our own backyard, which continues within the infamous Gloriavale Christian Community on the West Coast of the South Island. The film partly follows the process of a legal team to get to a ‘truth’ that has long eluded government agencies, but it is the brave,…

Whetu Marama – Bright Star (2022)

Dir. Toby Mills, Aideen O’Sullivan

The inspiring story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, aka Hek Busby, the Maori navigator and waka builder who was a key figure in reviving traditional navigation in ocean voyaging. The film dispels some of myths of the discovery of Aotearoa and inspires wonder about others, while being a testament to the…

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)

Dir. Marilyn Agrelo

A fittingly wonderful doco tracing the history of the ground-breaking and beloved children’s TV show “Sesame Street”, from its inception in 1969 when a “gang” of mission-driven artists, writers and educators catalyzed a moment of “civil awakening”. A nostalgic reminder of how inspirational,…