Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Talk 16 (1991)
- Dir. Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell
- The transition of childhood to womanhood is revealed in this intimate, candid study of five 16–year–old girls over a five year period.
Time Will Tell - Bob Marley (1991)
- Dir. Declan Lowney
- A fitting tribute to the Third World's first superstar, this gives a unique insight into his life as a spiritual and political spokesman as well his…
Wisecracks (1991)
- Dir. Gail Singer
Feat. Ellen DeGeneres
- A pre–famous Ellen DeGeneres is just one of many comediennes in this fascinating and overdue tribute to the women of stand–up comedy.…
American Dream (1990)
- Dir. Barbara Kopple
- An Oscar–winning documentary about the effects of trade–union–company conflict at a meat–packing plant in Minnesota in…
Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)
- Dir. Mark Kitchell
- A lively, dense study of 1960s counter–culture in microcosm, this chronicles the rise and fall of the student movement in a Californian campus…
Close-Up (1990)
- Dir. Abbas Kiarostami
Feat. Hossain Sabzian, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- A uniquely–devised work intermingling life and art, documentary and fiction, born of a real life incident in which an unemployed film buff is…
Creative Process - Norman McLaren (1990)
- Dir. Donald McWilliams
Feat. Norman McLaren
- The ideas and intriguing techniques of Canadian animator Norman McLaren are dissected in this detailed documentary. Draws upon uncompleted works and…
Discovering Hamlet (1990)
- Dir. Mark Olshaker
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Patrick Stewart
- Invaluable documenting of Derek Jacobi's 1988 production of Hamlet with a young Kenneth Branagh in the lead. Focussing solely on the rehearsal…
Hearts of Darkness - A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (Coda - Thirty Years Later) (1990)
- Dir. Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola
- Astonishing illustration of the nightmare that was the making of APOCALYPSE NOW, a production that endured huge personal and commercial crises,…
I Want to Die at Home (1990)
- Dir. Monique Oomen
- A sensitive documentary about Elizabeth, a woman with terminal liver cancer who chose to die at home.
This is the story of her dying wishes,…