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Private Practices: The Story of a Sex SurrogatePrivate Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate (1985)
Dir. Kirby Dick
The debut feature from bold documentarian Kirby Dick (SICK) is this fascinating and humane portrait of a sex surrogate Maureen Sullivan, who is…
KoyaanisqatsiKoyaanisqatsi (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Godfrey Reggio
This unique visual and aural masterpiece looks at our earth and 20th Century 'progress' through the eye of time–lapse camera. The…
Being DifferentBeing Different (1981) Recommended
Dir. Harry Rasky
Feat. Billy Barty, Sandra Elaine Allen, Jo-Ann Cantilla
Siamese–twin cowboys, a bearded lady, the world's tallest woman and a living 'elephant man' are among those that come upfront for this well…
Let Me Die a WomanLet Me Die a Woman (1978) Aro Favourite
Dir. Doris Wishman
You’ll need a strong stomach for trash queen Doris Wishman’s sensational bad taste documentary about men (and women) desperate to change their…
Grey GardensGrey Gardens (1976) Recommended
Dir. Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde
An intimate portrait of acute eccentricity, this offers a ‘home movie’–style insight into the lives of colourful high–society…
OverlordOverlord (1975) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stuart Cooper
Feat. Brian Stirner
Remarkable one–off that seamlessly interweaves archival war footage and a fictional narrative, this accounts a twenty–year–old’s…
Shocking Asia Vol.1 & 2Shocking Asia Vol.1 & 2 (1974-1985)
Dir. Rolf Olsen
One of the original ‘video nasties’, this mondo–style reportage on extreme social practices on the Asian continent includes cremations in…
Ciao! ManhattanCiao! Manhattan (Edie) (1972) Recommended
Dir. Sam Green, David Weisman
Feat. Roger Vadim, Isabel Jewell, Viva
The notorious documentary portrait of Andy Warhol 'superstar' Edie Sedgwick, whose beguiling good looks and dissolute lifestyle came to symbolise the…
Crystal VoyagerCrystal Voyager (1972)
Dir. George Greenough
A psychedelic surf oddity which sees a lone narrator build a boat and cross the ocean to find that perfect wave. Hippie tomfoolery climaxes in a…
Endless SummerEndless Summer (1966) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bruce Brown
Feat. Mike Hynson, Robert August
Widely popular cult documentary follows two American surfers who trot the globe looking for the perfect wave, even stopping off at Raglan, NZ.…

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