Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)
- Dir. Josh Whiteman
- Behind the defining look of Joy Division, U2, Depeche Mode and Simple Minds (curiously absent here), Dutch rock photographer turned filmmaker Anton…
Shintaro! (2009)
- Feat. Koichi Ose
- Glowing, nostalgia–heavy documentary casting an eye back to THE SAMURAI phenomenon, and the fondness Australians had for the…
Shock Doctrine, The (2009)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross
- A fast and loose overview of Naomi Klein's contentious "alternate history" of Western economics, which argues how "disaster capitalism", in feeding…
Simon Schama's Rough Crossings (2009)
- Docu–drama presented by revered historian Simon Schama (A HISTORY OF BRITAIN) which charts the astonishing story of thousands of…
Sisters from Siberia (2009)
- Dir. Russell Campbell
- Wellington City Councillor Stephanie Cook is the subject of this insightful documentary on her successful adoption of sisters Katya and Nadia, who…
Snow White (2009)
- Angelin Preljocaj choreographs this racy, contemporary ballet rendition of the classic Grimm Brothers. With costumes by Jean–Paul Gaultier.
Snowman, The (2009)
- Dir. Juliet Lamont
- Disquieting portrait of the director's father, a man whose work training astronauts in Antarctica resulted in a deep–seated paranoia that…
Something Unknown (Something Unknown Is Doing We Don't Know What) (2009)
- Dir. Renee Scheltema
- Dutch documentarian Renee Scheltema investigates the 'science' behind various psychic phenomena (telepathy, clairvoyancy, healing) after experiencing…
Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009)
- Dir. Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman
- Joss Stone, John Legend, Wyclef Jean, and The Roots, among others, perform tribute covers of freedom songs from the American Civil Rights movement in…
South (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Marcus Lush
- Another "love story" from intrepid broadcaster Marcus Lush, who this time explores the South Island of New Zealand, an area he fell in love with…