Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)
- Dir. Morgan Spurlock
- Morgan Spurlock enthusiastically pays homage to the largest and most talked–about convention of its kind, Comic–Con, a mecca for 'geek'…
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)
- Dir. Alex Stapleton
- A passionate portrait of prolific B–movie director and producer Roger Corman, exploring his extraordinary career in which he successfully…
Curse of the Gothic Symphony, The (2011)
- Dir. Randall Wood
- A group of brave and committed musicians take on an 80 year curse in an attempt to stage one of the longest, largest and most technically difficult…
Daytime Tiger (2011)
- Dir. Costa Botes
- In 1999, NZ writer Michael Morrissey was diagnosed with manic depression, or bi–polar disorder (Morrissey prefers the older term). He has…
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
- Dir. Lisa Immordino Vreeland
- Whirlwind portrait of fashion trailblazer Diana Vreeland, a force of nature as former editor of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.
Known for her…
Disappear in Light (2011)
- A distilled portrait of Wellington playwright and performer Jo Randerson, whose work towards the staging of her play "Good Night, The End" provides…
Dragonslayer (2011)
- Dir. Tristan Patterson
- Languidly shot documentary aims to capture the aimlessness and indolence of youth in its portrait of one Josh Sandoval, a 19–year–old pro…
Dreams of a Life (2011)
- Dir. Carol Morley
- The unknown life of Joyce Vincent is sensitively reconstructed and explored in this troubling documentary about the death of a woman whose body lay…
Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)
- Dir. Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey
- A vital documentary on design power couple Charles and Ray Eames, whose enduring bond as both married partners and collaborators gave us numerous…
Earth Flight (TV Series) (2011)
- A continuation of the BBC's recent theme of documenting wildlife from their point–of–view, this takes in some of the world's greatest…