Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Moruroa - The Big Secret (1995)
- Dir. Michel Daeron
- A damning indictment of French nuclear testing program in the South Pacific. A French team investigate the impact of the tests on the neighbouring…
Nico Icon (1995)
- Dir. Susanne Ofteringer
- Most famous as one–time singer for the Velvet Underground or arguably just for being famous, this takes a biographical tour of the late German…
Pacific Rescue (1995)
- Framed around the infamous 1994 rogue storm which hit 40 vessels and aircraft at sea, this is the story of the largest ever sea rescue in the South…
Paris Was a Woman (1995)
- Dir. Greta Schiller
- Capturing a distinct ambience of early 20th century Paris, this feminist–orientated look at American–Parisians such as Gertrude Stein,…
Private Life of Plants, The (1995)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- Typically comprehensive and fascinating look at the plant–life of planet Earth from the husky–voiced David Attenborough. Judicious use of…
Putting Our Town On the Map (1995)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- An eye–opening documentary about how many New Zealand towns create prominent versions of local icons in their search for distinction and…
Show, The (1995)
- Dir. Brian Robbins
- Well–made document of a 90s hiphop roadshow featuring Run DMC, Naughty BY Nature, Warren G and Wu–Tang Clan. Combines live and backstage…
Trinity and Beyond (1995)
- Dir. Peter Kuran
Feat. William Shatner
- Solid presentation of the history of the US atomic weapons programme, including interviews and much recently de–classified footage. Narrated by…
Unzipped (1995)
- Dir. Douglas Keeve
- A giddy slice of non–fiction, the camera gets intimate with the colourful world of fashion king Isaac Mizrahi, whose charm and humour survives…
War Stories (War Stories our Mothers never told us) (1995)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
- Remarkable documentary manages to compel almost exclusively via the spoken word as seven elderly women offer candid yet articulate and boldy frank…