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Rental > Documentary > Music: 541 Films to Rent
- Maria by Callas (2017)
- Dir. Tom Volf
- Definitive portrait of the Greek–American opera singer Maria Callas, using her own writings, letters and reminiscences to tell the story of her…
- Rumble: The American Indians Who Rocked The World (2017)
- Dir. Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana
- A fascinating and rousing documentary profiling the impact of American Indian musicians on the development of rock music. Musicians featured include…
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)
- Dir. Stephen Schible
- Beautiful portrait of revered Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, that captures the unique compositional process of a new work he…
- Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (TV Series) (2017)
- An eight–part CNN series that incisively explores the music tied to iconic moments in history. Includes interviews with Pat Benatar, Melissa…
- Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal
- Bearing less of his signature subjectivity, veteran documentarian Nick Broomfield explores Whitney Houston's meteoric rise to stardom, turbulent…
- Beatles, The: Eight Days a Week (2016)
- Dir. Ron Howard
- Ron Howard's thrilling compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.
- Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
- Dir. Thorsten Schütte
- Wildly entertaining portrait of the enigmatic performer, featuring oodles of archival footage, interviews and performances. Like his music, this is…
- Gimme Danger (2016)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Iggy Pop
- Director Jim Jarmuschs' self–described love letter to The Stooges, one of the most influential American bands of all time.
Focusing on the…
- Matilda and Me (2016)
- Dir. Rhian Skirving
- Behind–the–scenes doco that follows comedian Tim Minchin during the Australian rehearsals for the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's…
- Oasis: Supersonic (2016)
- Dir. Mat Whitecross
- Highly entertaining portrait of mouthy Brit–pop icons Oasis and their meteoric rise from the council estates of Manchester to some of the…