Aro Favourite: Documentary
38 Documentary Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
- A hit at the 2017 NZ Film Festival, this astonishing documentary examines the life and work of literary iconoclast James Baldwin. Based on his…
- DVD $24.95
Tickled (2016)
- Utterly engrossing documentary from Kiwi journo David Farrier, who stumbles into the bizarre world of "competitive tickling" that leads him on an…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Why Am I?: The Science of Us (2016)
- An internationally lauded four part series that details the findings of a 40–year study by the Otago School of Medicine that follows every baby…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Best of Enemies (2015)
- Riveting account of the frequently explosive televised debates between the liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley that transfixed…
- DVD $29.95
Ground We Won, The (2015)
- A revealing portrait of contemporary manhood as observed through the rites and rituals of a rural New Zealand rugby club made up of…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
- A 24–hour portrait of writer and musician Nick Cave, blending fiction and reality, as it examines the artistic process and the power of the…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
20 Feet From Stardom (Twenty Feet From Stardom) (2013)
- [This] is the most satisfying music documentary of the last five years, maybe even longer, and that is really saying something. It is the story of…
- DVD
$20 $15
This is Not a Film (2011)
- Persecuted Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi turns the camera on himself in this galvanizing protest film about the physical and creative imprisonment of…
- DVD $19.95
Senna (2010)
- A thrilling motor–racing documentary on the fast life and times of Formula One legend and Brazilian hero, Ayrton Senna.
An exemplar of the…
- DVD
$20 $15
Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009)
- An adorable, "Kiwi–as" portrait of NZ's beloved folk–singing comedy duo, Jools and Lynda Topp, which also resonates as a ripely…
- DVD
$20 $15