Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Looking for Sophia (2004)
- Dir. Roberto Olla, Danila Satta
- The fairytale story of iconic Italian actress Sophia Loren, who escaped her impoverished origins in the Fascist era to become a truly global star, is…
Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon, The (2004)
- The recent discovery of 800 rolls of early nitrate film on a building site proved a rare cinematic find – turning out to be documentary footage…
Map Makers, The (TV Series) (2004)
- Dir. Stuart Clarke, Ali McGrath
- An SBS – 'History Channel' documentary series which describes the intriguing history of cartography and the efforts of Western civilization to…
Marti - The Passionate Eye (2004)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- A celebratory savour of the life and times of New Zealand photographer Marti Friedlander, who arrived from England in 1958 and proceeded to document…
Metallica - Some Kind of Monster (2004)
- Dir. Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
- A compulsive documentary spectacle concerning the years of crisis (2001–2003) for Heavy Metal group "Metallica" as they grappled with internal…
Michael Hutchence - The Loved One (2004)
- Feat. Michael Hutchence
- Heartfelt music doco tracking the life and career of INXS' charismatic former front man Michael Hutchence whose suspected suicide robbed a nation of…
Michael King - History Man (2004)
- Feat. Colin Hogg
- A balanced television documentary on acclaimed NZ historian Michael King, made shortly after his untimely death in 2004. Presenter/writer Colin Hogg…
Michael Moore Hates America (2004)
- Dir. Mike Wilson
- Skeptical backlash to the polemical documentaries of Michael Moore seeks to 'out' Moore as a grandstanding shyster who manipulates facts and…
Michael Palin: Himalaya (TV Series) (2004)
- Dir. Roger Mills, John-Paul Davidson
Feat. Michael Palin
- Michael Palin continues his globe–trotting in this 6–part series in which he travels to the wild places of the Himalayan region. Filled…
Miracle of Candeal (2004)
- Dir. Fernando Trueba
- A nicely–crafted documentary – if a little inconsequential – about the journey of an aging Cuban jazz pianist, Bebo Valdés,…