Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Mysterious Object at Noon (Dokfa nai Meuman) (2000)
- Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Unique "exquisite corpse"* documentary follows a multi– faceted (to say the least) story constructed on the fly by rural Thailanders, and shot…
Naked States (2000)
- Dir. Arlene Donnelly
- American concept–artist Spencer Tunick’s particular concept is to persuade ordinary folk to disrobe and pose in public places, often in…
Natural History of the Chicken (2000)
- Dir. Mark Lewis
- The dir. of CANE TOADS here uses the odd behaviour of the humble chook as a wryly comic springboard for examining the equally odd behaviour of their…
North Korea (Three Documentaries on the Despotic Regime of Kim Jong-Il) (2000-2003)
- Topical and timely companion of three documentaries on the ostracised state of North Korea:
‘Nuclear Nightmare: Understanding North…
Notes from a Small Island (2000)
- The observant, ironic travel–writer Bill Bryson ambles through the United Kingdom making consistently amusing note of the oddities he discovers.
One Day in September (2000)
- Dir. Kevin MacDonald
- Compelling reconstruction of events surrounding the terrorist siege that took centre–stage at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972, where eleven…
Oracle of Omaha (2000)
- Dir. Lisa D Gildehaus
- The second–richest man in America, investor Warren Buffett, is the subject of this study, whose investment success and ethics have made him a…
Our People Our Century (2000)
- Major, award–winning series tells the story of New Zealand and its people throughout the 20th century. Six episodes across three…
Paradise Lost 2 - Revelations (2000)
- Dir. Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
- Essential sequel to the brilliant documentary of the now infamous Robin Hills Murder trial that saw three small boys savagely murdered and three…
Paragraph 175 (2000)
- Dir. Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
- An uneasy delve into past atrocities, this bitter–tasting but necessary document of Nazi war crimes goes beyond the oft–told persecution…