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Four Little Girls (1997)
- Dir. Spike Lee
- Spike Lee's Oscar–nominated documentary focuses on a quartet of pre–teens killed in the 1963 bombing of a black congregational church in…
I.M. Pei (First Person Singular, The Museum on the Mountain) (1997-1998)
- Dir. Peter Rosen
- Two excellent documentaries about the internationally renowned architect I.M. Pei.
'First Person Singular' – This charts the career of the…
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (1997)
- Dir. David Wallace
- Following the travails of the Greek military commander who conquered most of Asia Minor, historian Michael Wood explores the traditional story and…
Isle of Wight Festival: The Movie - Message to Love (1997)
- Dir. Murray Lerner
- Epic doco capturing the music, anarchy and general behind–the–scenes mayhem at the final Isle of Wight Music Festival in 1970. Dir.…
Kurt and Courtney (1997)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield
- Not even an unofficial biography of 'Nirvana', Kurt Cobain or Courtney Love, but instead a wickedly amusing slice of pop–cultural…
Licensed to Kill (1997)
- Dir. Arthur Dong
- Applauded, regularly disturbing investigation into the mindset of anti–gay killers, bringing together a series of interviews by dir. Arthur…
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- Another quirky yet significant doco from Werner Herzog, whose remarkable subject here is expatriot German Dieter Dengler, who returns to the Vietnam…
Locked-In Syndrome (1997)
- Dir. Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Heart–rending look at the life of Jean–Dominque Bauby whose autobiography was filmed as THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY.
Mabo (Mabo: Life of an Island Man) (1997)
- Dir. Trevor Graham
- Landmark documentary, passionately told, that recounts the extraordinary life story of land activist Eddie Mabo.
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997)
- Dir. Anna Maria Tato
- Documentary about iconic Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, providing a full–career portrait across an indulgent 3+ hours.
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