Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Off The Charts - The Song-Poem Story (2003)
- Dir. Jamie Meltzer
- A gem of a music doco from off the beaten track, this charts the arcane history of the "song poem", a genre of music where members of the public have…
Orwell Rolls in his Grave (2003)
- Dir. Robert Kane Pappas
- Although made on a shoestring, this documentary about the state of Western media holds its own with FAHRENHEIT 9/11 and OUTFOXED in terms of bleak…
Overnight (2003)
- Dir. Mark Brian Smith, Tony Montana
- One–time screenwriter Troy Duffy's Hollywood career trainwreck is excruciatingly detailed in this documentary that lays bare how the scribe of…
Peter Blake - Death on the Amazon (2003)
- Investigative documentary about the death of famed New Zealand yachtsman Sir Peter Blake, who was sailing up the Amazon River in 2001 before being…
Petula Clark - This Is My Song (2003)
- A fascinating look into the life and career of Petula Clark, from childhood stardom to the present. Using archive footage and interviews with famous…
Photography As Told By Life Magazine (Photography Life) (2003)
- Dir. David Hoffman
- Life Magazine's 50th Anniversary is celebrated with this passionate documentary, which showcases the the work of 15 of the magazine's greatest…
Piaf: Her Story... Her Songs (2003)
- Dir. George Elder
Feat. Raquel Bitton
- A film version of a stageshow celebrating the life and art of French singer Edith Piaf. In the lead role, Raquel Bitton does a sterling job of…
Plan Colombia - Cashing-In on the Drug War Failure (2003)
- Dir. Gerard Ungerman, Audrey Brohy
Feat. Noam Chomsky
- A punchy expose of the US Government's 'Plan Colombia', which was purportedly designed to fight drug cartels in the South American country. However,…
Plaster Caster (2003)
- Dir. Jessica Villines
- Groovy "cockumentary" tracing the colourful career of artist and super–groupie Cynthia Albritton, who became infamous for making commemorative…
Power Trip (2003)
- Dir. Paul Devlin
- This edge–of–your–seat documentary tells the real–life story of the devastating impact a huge American power company has had…