Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Documentary: 204 Films to Rent on VHS
- Hemp Revolution, The (1996)
- Dir. Anthony Clarke
- Wide–ranging look at the manifold properties and uses of hemp, incl. medicine, textiles, fuel, food and ‘inspiration’. Though made by…
- Hype! (1996)
- Dir. Doug Pray
- Absorbing document of the evolution of the Seattle grunge–music 'scene' from its genesis in the early '80s. Reflected in the ambiguous light of…
- Jackie Chan - My Story (1996)
- Feat. Jackie Chan
- An authorised biography of the incomparable one–man movie–machine from Hong Kong. Banal presentation is compensated by clips from all his…
- Knowledge of Healing, The (1996)
- Dir. Franz Reichie
- The first feature length film dealing extensively with 'Tibetan medicine', one of the most highly developed, holistic approaches to healing, based on…
- Russia - The Missing Years (1996)
- A glance at the disturbing facts of the Eastern Front conflict of 1942–43 that resulted in Russian glory at a cost of three million lives.…
- Car Crash (1995)
- Dir. David Caesar
- Typically eccentric doco from the director of IDIOT BOX. Various Aussies express their near–fetishistic obsession with cars, then somewhat less…
- Century of Cinema (UK / Ireland) - Typically British (1995)
- Dir. Mike Dibb, Stephen Frears, Donald Taylor Black
- The British contribution to the series celebrating 100 years of the moving image. Film–maker Stephen Frears chats to industry heavyweights Alex…
- Century of Cinema - Japan / Korea (1995)
- Dir. Nagisa Oshima, Jang Sun-Woo
- Provocative director Nagisa Oshima provides a purely cinematic, subjective overview of Japanese cinema, its themes, forces and historical context,…
- Century of Cinema - Russia / Poland (1995)
- Dir. Sergei Selyanov, Pawel Lozinski
- In 'The Russian Idea' the philisophical concept of a self–contradicting Russian 'character' is discussed using the films of various political…
- Executions (1995)
- Despite the exploitative title and subject, this in fact draws attention to the inhumanity of the death penalty and makes a case for its worldwide…