Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3048 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home (2012)
- The erudite Grand Designs host takes on his own self–build project in this short series following his attempt to construct a sustainable…
Kingdom of Plants (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- David Attenborough updates his previous botany series, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PLANTS, with the help of new technology to gain further insight into the…
Last Ocean, The (2012)
- Dir. Peter Young
- Sobering environmental documentary on the depletion of marine life in the Antarctic's Ross Sea, which factors as part of an international movement to…