Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Special When Lit (2009)
- Dir. Brett Sullivan
- A colourful, captivating and all–angles documentary tracing the history of the illustrious pinball machine, which was once a ubiquitous fixture…
Stephen Fry and the Gutenberg Press (2009)
- Feat. Stephen Fry
- Stephen Fry, spectacles donned, investigates the intriguing backstory of Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the world changing printing press.
Sunshine Boy, The (A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism) (2009)
- Dir. Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
- An open–book study on autism and its affect on families caring for children afflicted with the misunderstood neurological disorder.
Though…
Tell Them Anything You Want - A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009)
- Dir. Spike Jonze, Lance Bangs
- These frank and insightful conversations with Maurice Sendak (and dir. Spike Jonze) paint a surprising portrait of the WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE…
This Is It (Michael Jackson's This Is It) (2009)
- Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Michael Jackson
- Striking rehearsal footage of Michael Jackson's highly anticipated world tour is gathered for this fitting concert film, a grand eulogy to the late,…
This is War (Severe Clear) (2009)
- Dir. Kristian Fraga
- Grungy self–portrait of life shot on mini–dv by a marine in Iraq that captures with visceral immediacy life in the front line.
This Way of Life (2009)
- Dir. Tom and Barbara Burstyn
- Evocative, moving Kiwi doco which treats the viewer to an intimate glimpse of a family who reject modernity and live wild with six kids and fifty…
Through Rainbow Coloured Glasses (2009)
- Grassroots documentary that explores how the Queer community have survived and thrived in Christchurch over the past five decades.
Part documentary,…
Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009)
- Dir. Leanne Pooley
Feat. Jools Topp, Lynda Topp
- An adorable, "Kiwi–as" portrait of NZ's beloved folk–singing comedy duo, Jools and Lynda Topp, which also resonates as a ripely…
Trouble is My Business (2009)
- Dir. Juliette Veber
- Keenly observational documentary about an empathetic assistant principal (Gary Peach) who battles to keep his students in school and out of trouble…