Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3048 Films to Buy & Rent
Story of the Jews, The (2013)
- Simon Schama leads this exhaustive five–part documentary series on the Jewish story and experience, from past to present.
Stuart Hall Project, The (2013)
- Dir. John Akomfrah
- Personalised portrait of cultural theorist Stuart Hall, who is regarded as one of the founding figures of the New Left and a key architect of…
Summit, The (2013)
- Dir. Nick Ryan
- A documentary marking out events surrounding on one of the deadliest days in mountaineering history, when 11 climbers mysteriously perished on the…
Sunnyboy, The (2013)
- Dir. Kaye Harrison
- Follows the journey of enigmatic Australian musician Jeremy Oxley, lead singer of Sunnyboys as he emerges from a 30–year battle with…
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013)
- Dir. Mike Myers
- Mike Myers steps behind the camera to direct this doco about the life and career of legendary talent agent and producer, Shep Gordon, whose wide and…
Supersized Earth (TV Series) (2013)
- The ingenuity of engineers and constructors is explored in this spectacular BBC series focused on the planet's biggest and tallest man–made…
This Ain't No Mouse Music! (2013)
- Dir. Chris Simon, Maureen Gosling
- Essential documentary on German–born American producer Chris Strachwitz, founder of the multifarious record label Arhoolie Records which is…
This is Roller Derby (2013)
- Dir. Daniel Hayward
- An entertaining ride that visits the pioneering Australian leagues of Roller Derby and meets the women who have kick–started the roller derby…
Tim's Vermeer (2013)
- Dir. Teller
Feat. Penn Jillette
- Science and art coalesce in this extraordinary story of Texan tech pioneer and obsessive polymath Tim Jenison's attempt to perfectly reproduce a…
Trials of Muhammad Ali, The (2013)
- Dir. Bill Siegel
- Excellent, illuminating profile of Muhammad Ali's trials outside of the boxing ring, in particular his fight against being conscripted into the US…