Subgenre Sampler
Sociology: 251 Films to Buy & Rent
Geldof in Africa (TV Series) (2005)
- Dir. John Maguire
Feat. Bob Geldof
- A six–part series in which Irish rock star–humanitarian Bob Geldof traverses the luminous continent of Africa exploring its natural…
In Search of Myths and Heroes (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Michael Woods
- BBC presenter Michael Wood explores four of the most famous myths in the world – Shangri–la, the Golden Fleece, the Queen of Sheba, and…
Jamie's School Dinners (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Jamie Oliver
- A heartening example of celebrity do–gooding, this sees the famous blonde chef Jamie Oliver engage in a campaign to transform the school…
Ladette To Lady (TV Series) (2005)
- Trashy reality show that places a group of rough–and–ready "tom boys" in a finishing school to try and turn them into proper ladies who…
Paper Clips (2005)
- Dir. Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab
- Straightforward and rather touching documentary about a schoolroom project in the backwoods Tennessee town of Whitwell which aimed to raise awareness…
Protocols of Zion (2005)
- Dir. Marc Levin
- An alarming examination of the widespread post–9/11 rumour that Jewish workers at the World Trade Centre, New York City, were forewarned of the…
Workingman's Death (2005)
- Dir. Michael Glawogger
- Astonishing depiction of six of the most gruelling jobs known to man that soberingly conveys the extremes that certain members of the global…
Boy Who Plays On The Buddhas of Bamiyan, The (2004)
- Dir. Phil Grabsky
- A picturesque and moving documentary which follows in the footsteps of an impoverished family living in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, where a gigantic stone…
Czech Dream (Ceský sen) (2004)
- Dir. Vit Klusak, Filip Remunda
- A document of two young filmmaker's satirical stunt to promote a gigantic supermarket (hypermarket) to be supposedly constructed on the outskirts of…
Dogora (2004)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
- A filmic mediatation on Cambodia, loosely in the style of BARAKA, for which dir. Leconte travelled to the formerly wartorn country to capture the…