Aro Favourite: Documentary
38 Documentary Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite
Marlon Williams: Two Worlds: Nga Ao E Rua (2025)
- A graceful portrait of the internationally renowned country artist’s journey to record an album entirely in te reo Maori, the result of which, Te…
- DVD $29.95
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2024)
- The definitive musical biography about one of the most gifted singer–songwriters of his generation. Now in his early eighties, Paul Simon is…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Never Look Away (2024)
- Lucy Lawless directs this intimate portrait of a trailblazing female photojournalist and CNN camerawoman Margaret Moth, who fearlessly captures…
- DVD $29.95
Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis (2023)
- The story of Aubrey “Po” Powell and Storm Thorgerson, a couple of unlikely London lads who stumbled into forming the coolest art design group of…
- DVD $29.95
Merkel (2022)
- A fittingly admirable portrait of the one of the great diplomats of modern times, Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany for sixteen years, and most…
- DVD $29.95
Pick of the Litter (2018)
- A compelling (even suspenseful) documentary about the surprisingly intensive process of training guide dogs for the blind.
The film follows…
- DVD $29.95
My Year With Helen (2017)
- With unique access to high–ranking candidate Helen Clark, filmmaker Gaylene Preston casts a wry eye on proceedings as the United Nations turns…
- DVD
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)
- Beautiful portrait of revered Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, that captures the unique compositional process of a new work he…
- DVD $29.95
Spookers (2017)
- A delightfully surprising documentary feature about an Auckland "scream park" called Spookers that provides brave hordes of paying customers with the…
- DVD $29.95
Yellow is Forbidden (2017)
- Simply stunning fashion documentary from New Zealand director Pietra Brettkelly that swirls around the beguiling personality of Guo Pei, a dynamic…
- DVD $29.95