Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
20 Feet From Stardom (Twenty Feet From Stardom) (2013)
- Dir. Morgan Neville
- [This] is the most satisfying music documentary of the last five years, maybe even longer, and that is really saying something. It is the story of…
A Story of Children and Film (2013)
- Dir. Mark Cousins
- Film essayist Mark Cousins offers this edifying "mosaic" of films about childhood and their representation of children across various states of being…
Aim High in Creation (2013)
- Dir. Anna Broinowski
- With ambitions to stop a new gas mine from being established near her Sydney home, director Anna Broinowski (FORBIDDEN LIES) goes to North Korea to…
Anger Within: Jonah Lomu - A Rugby Legend (2013)
- Dir. Frederick Khan, Stephane Le Goff
- A thoughtful, respectfully made documentary on the life of legendary All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu, charting his difficult upbringing in South…
Antarctica - A Year on Ice (2013)
- Dir. Anthony Powell
- A superb, multi–faceted insider's chronicle of life on the Earth's formidable southern pole that masterfully captures both the environmental…
Armstrong Lie, The (2013)
- Dir. Alex Gibney
- Master documentarian Alex Gibney wrestles with the tainted legacy of disgraced Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong.
Battle of the Sexes, The (2013)
- Dir. James Erskine, Zara Hayes
- An entertaining, fast–serving account of the famous 'Battle of the Sexes' match between tennis champion Billie Jean King and her chauvinist…
Beyond the Edge (2013)
- Dir. Leanne Pooley
Feat. Chad Moffitt, Sonam Sherpa
- Thrilling, definitive docu–drama on Sir Edmund Hillary's historic 1953 scaling of Everest with sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
Blackfish (2013)
- Dir. Gabriela Cowperthwaite
- A series of deaths caused by a Seaworld killer whale is used to shed light on harmful living conditions in this persuasive activist documentary.
Broadway Idiot (2013)
- Dir. Doug Hamilton
- Flashy, upbeat doco charts the journey of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong from pop–punk rocker to Broadway lead in the stage version of…