Subgenre Sampler
Documentary > History: 235 Films to Buy & Rent
- Bush's War (2008)
- Dir. Michael Kirk
- Extensive two–part documentary chronicling the Iraq War from the post 9/11 murmurings and "Weapons of Mass Destruction" allegations through to…
- Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008)
- Dir. Stacy Peralta
Feat. Forest Whitaker
- Incisive documentary examining the shared histories and violent rivalries of Los Angeles' most notorious street gangs.
Tracing the roots of the…
- First Australians (TV Series) (2008)
- Dir. Rachel Perkins, Beck Cole
- Landmark Australian series produced by top Aboriginal filmmakers tracking the history of Aboriginal culture and the fraught culture clashes between…
- Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage (2008)
- Further travels with charismatic Italian architect Francesco da Mosto, here taking us on a lengthy voyage across the Mediterranean in search of…
- India Reborn (2008)
- Fascinating and disturbing doco series that looks at India as the next superpower, and the juxtapositions to its mighty wealth that cloud its future…
- Living With the Enemy (2008)
- Thorough and absorbing History Channel series examines the five year period after the end of World War II, accounting for the events and decisions…
- National Parks, The - America's Best Idea (2008)
- Dir. Ken Burns
- Ken Burns offers another weighty tome on American history, this time surveying the country’s 58 majestic, awe–inspiring national parks.…
- Nazi Number One: Herman Göring (2008)
- Dir. Guido Knopp
- German director Guido Knopp continues his straightforward, biography–centric investigations into all things Nazi with this documentary on…
- Of Time and the City (2008)
- Dir. Terence Davies
- Terence Davies (DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES) launches a broadside on the transformation of his beloved, bricks–and–mortar Liverpool, in…
- Paris - An Insider's Guide (2008)
- A 3–part BBC documentary series presented by Sandrine Voillet, about the city of Paris and its history.
In part one, she visits the Louvre,…