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Documentary > Sociology: 227 Films to Buy & Rent

 
Workingman's DeathWorkingman's Death (2005) Aro Favourite
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, TheBoy Who Plays On The Buddhas of Bamiyan, The (2004) Recommended
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 DreamCzech Dream (Ceský sen) (2004) Recommended
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…
DogoraDogora (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…
Guerilla: The Taking of Patty HearstGuerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (Neverland: The Rise and Fall of the Symbionese Liberation Army) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Robert Stone
An indepth examination of the Californian 'hippie–terrorists', the SLA, who rose to prominence in the 1970s attempting to change America with…
Michael Palin: Himalaya (TV Series)Michael Palin: Himalaya (TV Series) (2004)
Dir. Roger Mills, John-Paul Davidson
Feat. Michael Palin
Michael Palin continues his globe–trotting in this 6–part series in which he travels to the wild places of the Himalayan region. Filled…
Scared SacredScared Sacred (2004) Recommended
Dir. Velcrow Ripper
Visiting sites of some of the world’s most horrible stories doesn’t seem like a relaxed night’s viewing, but this doco by the interestingly…
Sheilas: 28 Years OnSheilas: 28 Years On (2004) Recommended
Dir. Annie Goldson, Dawn Hutchesson
Utilising the approach of Michael Apted's 7–UP films, this features encounters with the participants of the 1976 New Zealand TV series 'Women'…
Status Anxiety (TV Series)Status Anxiety (TV Series) (2004) Recommended
Writer and presenter Alain De Botton explores the myth that our level of material wealth and career success has a bearing on our happiness and…
Blockade, Landscape, Revue: 3 Films by Sergei LoznitsaBlockade, Landscape, Revue: 3 Films by Sergei Loznitsa (2003-2008)
Dir. Sergey Loznitsa
Three documentaries from Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa (DONBASS). Landscape (2003, 60 mins) is set at a bus stop in a small village, with the…
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