Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Human Scale, The (2012)
- Dir. Andreas Dalsgaard
- A keen insight into the problems of high density modern living and the ways more socially–minded urban planning can mitigate these…
Ian Thorpe: The Swimmer (2012)
- Dir. Gregor Jordan
- A fascinating plunge into the mindset of Australia’s greatest and most polarizing Olympian, whose record five gold medal haul is challenged as he…
Imposter, The (2012)
- Dir. Bart Layton
- An extraordinary account of a French–Algerian con artist named Frédéric Bourdin and his impersonation of an American teenager who returns to…
In Search of Haydn (2012)
- Dir. Phil Grabsky
- Lucid, unpretentious biography of 'the father of the symphony' Joseph Haydn drawing on interviews with both musicians and historians.
The third…
Intersexion (2012)
- Dir. Grant Lahood
- New Zealand's first 'out' intersex person, Mani Bruce Mitchell, reaches out to other intersexuals around the world in this a frank exploration of the…
James Nesbitt's Ireland (2012)
- Feat. James Nesbitt
- Actor James Nesbitt celebrates the sights, sounds and tastes of Ireland, a country famed for the charm of its people, it's rugged landscapes and rich…
Jerusalem - The Making of a Holy City (2012)
- Simon Sebag Montefiore presents this balanced and edifying history of Jerusalem, from its 3,000 year old foundations, to its contentious present day…
Journal de France (2012)
- Dir. Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret
- A revealing travel journal as survey of legendary French photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon's lens work as he captures fading pockets of his…
Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
- Dir. Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz
Feat. Katy Perry
- A suitably bubbly and inspirational fly–on–the–wall doco that intimately follows the candy–coloured pop chantreuse, Katy…
Kea: Mountain Parrot (2012)
- Wild South documentary takes a closer look at New Zealand's notorious native mountain bird, famous for its mischievous behaviour, but less known as a…