Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3048 Films to Buy & Rent
La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009)
- Dir. Frederick Wiseman
- A captivating meditation on the arts from prolific documentarian Frederick Wiseman, whose decades observing the inner workings of American…
Lancaster at War (2009)
- WWII documentary extolling the 'Avro Lancaster' and its part in the controversial bombing campaign of Germany.
Land of the Long White Cloud (2009)
- Dir. Florian Habicht
- Loveable loose sequel to Florian Habicht’s Kiwi classic KAIKOHE DEMOLITION finds the engaging filmmaker returning to Northland, where hundreds of…
Last Chance to See (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Stephen Fry
- Scholar of wit, Stephen Fry, embarks on a round–the–world search for the rarest and most endangered animals on earth in honour of his…
Last Train Home (2009)
- Dir. Lixin Fan
- A startling and vivid humanist documentary on China's ceaseless industrial growth, centred on one couple who make the annual migration from city to…
Life (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- Extraordinary and stunningly filmed even by usual BBC nature–doc standards, this truly epic journey to the frontiers of the natural world is…
Line of Fire (TV Series) (2009)
- In–depth documentary series delves deep inside the New Zealand police force's highly regarded Armed Offenders Squad, with interviews and…
Living With Coffee (2009)
- Dir. Diane Abad
- Premiering at the 2009 NZ Human Rights Film Festival, this short yet concise doco highlights the importance of fair trade in an $80 billion industry…
Lost in Wonderland (2009)
- Dir. Zoe McIntosh
- Wellington filmmaker Zoe McIntosh offers an insightful take on the Rob Moodie character: an eccentric, headline–grabbing lawyer (and former…
Louis Theroux - The Strange and the Dangerous (2009)
- More madness from Television's favourite faux–naif Louis Theroux, this time with our unfailing polite host coming face to face with some truly…