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Varda By AgnesVarda By Agnes (2019) Recommended
Dir. Agnes Varda
Feat. Agnes Varda
Belgian–born film–maker/photographer/artist Agnès Varda takes a seat on a theatre stage to present photos and film excerpts that provide…
MaidenMaiden (2018) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alex Holmes
Documentary about the all–female crew of the Maiden, who won the 1989–1990 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race against all odds,…
They Shall Not Grow OldThey Shall Not Grow Old (2018) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Jackson
Ground–breaking documentary that employs state–of–the–art technology to transform audio and moving image archive footage to…
Three Identical StrangersThree Identical Strangers (2018) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tim Wardle
Fascinating and moving documentary telling the incredible story of triplets who never knew they existed until they were 19, but after a joyous…
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through CinemaWomen Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mark Cousins
Mark Cousin's follows up his ground–breaking THE STORY OF FILM series with this equally–lauded celebration of women in film, with…
MountainMountain (2017) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jennifer Peedom
Feat. Willem Dafoe
A reflective but adrenaline–fueled documentary exploring our timeless enchantment with mountains, in the unique form of a collaboration between…
Eagle Huntress, TheEagle Huntress, The (2016) Recommended
A 13–year–old nomadic Mongolian girl breaks a 2,000 year–old gender barrier to follow her father and train hunting eagles in this…
Lo And Behold: Reveries of the Connected WorldLo And Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
Dir. Werner Herzog
Acclaimed Documentarian Werner Herzog approaches the internet as a curious outsider on an exotic vacation. Meeting the digital natives, getting…
AmyAmy (2015) Recommended
Dir. Asif Kapadia
The compelling but undeniably downbeat story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks. From the…
20,000 Days on Earth20,000 Days on Earth (2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
Feat. Nick Cave, Ray Winstone, Kylie Minogue
A 24–hour portrait of writer and musician Nick Cave, blending fiction and reality, as it examines the artistic process and the power of the…
Beyond the EdgeBeyond the Edge (2013) Recommended
Dir. Leanne Pooley
Feat. Chad Moffitt, Sonam Sherpa
Thrilling, definitive docu–drama on Sir Edmund Hillary's historic 1953 scaling of Everest with sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
History of WWE, TheHistory of WWE, The (50 Years of Sports Entertainment) (2013) Recommended
Feat. Hulk Hogan, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, John Cena
The history of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation) that started in 1963 as a regional promotion to…
Katy Perry: Part of MeKaty Perry: Part of Me (2012) Recommended
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…
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood RebelCorman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011) Recommended
Dir. Alex Stapleton
A passionate portrait of prolific B–movie director and producer Roger Corman, exploring his extraordinary career in which he successfully…
Madagascar (TV Series)Madagascar (TV Series) (2011)
Sir David Attenborough's long–time love affair with Madagascar informs this exhaustive BBC series devoted to the landscape and wildlife of the…
PinaPina (2011) Aro Favourite
Dir. Wim Wenders
A dazzling celebration of the late German dance pioneer Pina Bausch, whose challenging and subversive choreography is performed by those who danced…
SamsaraSamsara (2011) Recommended
Dir. Ron Fricke
The director of BARAKA expands our minds with another impressive, visually astonishing meditation on global spirituality and the human experience,…
BarakaBaraka (1993) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ron Fricke
The cinematographer of KOYAANISQATSI montages gloriously filmed images from around the globe with modern world music and creates more than just an…
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…
WoodstockWoodstock (1970) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Wadleigh
Historical gathering of the world's best rock performers and half a million Americans for an unabashed weekend of sex, drugs, rock and roll and…
Great White Silence, TheGreat White Silence, The (90 Degrees South) (1924-1933)
Dir. Herbert G Ponting
Awe–inspiring footage from Robert Falcon Scott's disastrous expedition to the South Pole in 1910, covering the ship–voyage and…

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