Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Who is Harry Nilsson? (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)
- Dir. John Scheinfeld
- A heartfelt, long–overdue reappraisal of singer–songwriter Harry Nilsson's greatness, which also doubles as an exploration of his…
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
- Dir. Yony Leyser
- Celebrities and acolytes gather for this heady hagiography of the legendary beat author and American icon, most famous for his controversial novel,…
Wonders of the Solar System (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Professor Brian Cox
- Extraordinary 5–part BBC series that takes the latest images beamed back from the fleet of probes, rovers and telescopes currently circulating…
100 Years - 20th Century Almanac (2009)
- Witness the most significant events of the 20th Century, from the Wright Brothers’ first flight to the moon landing, from WWI to the end of the…
9/11: Blueprint for Truth (The Te Papa Lecture) (2009)
- Dir. Colin Hodson
- Speaking at Te Papa Museum in Wellington, late 2009, American architect Richard Gage presents further evidence (or complete bullshit, depending on…
A Good Man (2009)
- Dir. Safina Uberoi
- A strange and surprisingly beautiful documentary about an Australian sheep farmer who decides to cover his quadriplegic wife's medical expenses by…
Afghan Star (2009)
- Dir. Havana Marking
- Islamic fundamentalism and pop music commericalism make uneasy bedfellows in this vital, eye–opening documentary that follows the fortunes of…
Age Of Stupid (2009)
- Dir. Franny Armstrong
Feat. Pete Postlethwaite
- Confronting and dynamic docodrama from the director of McLibel, has Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist in the devastated world of the future, looking…
All Tomorrow's Parties (2009)
- Dir. Jonathan Caouette
- The cult music festival as viewed through a kaleidoscope of Super 8, camcorder and mobile phone footage taken by various filmmakers, fans and…
America Before Columbus (2009)
- Intriguing revisionist documentary considers America before Columbus stepped ashore in 1492 as an 'Old World', whose inhabitants had built a vast…