Subgenre Sampler
Sociology: 251 Films to Buy & Rent
- Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (Neverland: The Rise and Fall of the Symbionese Liberation Army) (2004)
- 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…
- Land of Plenty (2004)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Michelle Williams, John Diehl
- There's good intentions aplenty in dir. Wenders latest dramatic meditation on the state of post–9/11 America, set mainly around the…
- 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 Sacred (2004)
- 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 On (2004)
- 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) (2004)
- 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 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…
- Finished People, The (2003)
- Dir. Khoa Do
- Zeroing in on the plight of homeless people of the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta, this award–winning drama has a cast of non–professionals…
- Spellbound (2003)
- Dir. Jeffrey Blitz
- Surprise hit documentary that struck a universal chord in following eight high–school hopefuls in their bid to succeed at the American National…
- Super Size Me (2003)
- Dir. Morgan Spurlock
Feat. Morgan Spurlock
- Entertaining expose of the evils of 'fast food', in which the filmmaker uses himself as a human guinea–pig by embarking on a 30–day,…