Subgenre Sampler
Sociology: 251 Films to Buy & Rent
- In a Land of Plenty (2002)
- Dir. Alister Barry
- Described as ‘the story of unemployment in New Zealand,’ this serves as a strong companion piece for SOMEONE ELSE'S COUNTRY, dir. Barry’s…
- In America (2002)
- Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Sarah Bolger…
- Heartfelt fable about a down–at–heel Irish immigrant family who take up residence in a New York slum where their fortune comes to be…
- In This World (2002)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
- A powerful, simply wrought story of two Afghani brothers who attempt to journey from their Pakistani refugee camp across Asia and Europe to…
- Naqoyqatsi (2002)
- Dir. Godfrey Reggio
- Dir. Reggio follows up KOYAANISQATSI and POWAQQATSI, with another spectacular and mesmerising montage of global imagery, with Philip Glass again…
- Okie Noodling (2002)
- Dir. Bradley Beesley
- An amiable glimpse into the American tradition of "noodling", whereby giant catfish in Oklahoma are lured and captured bare–handed.
This…
- Stevie (2002)
- Dir. Steve James
- A provocative, uniquely intimate doco in which the director reknews his acquaintance with a troubled adoptee, now facing prison, whom he once…
- Wire, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Dominic West, Idris Elba, Wood Harris…
- Tough, patient HBO TV policier (from David Simon, creator of HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS) follows the Baltimore drug scene from both the police and…
- American Mullet (2001)
- Dir. Jennifer Arnold
- Less hair–raising than affectionate documentary about that most controversial of hairstyles; the mullet.
Going on the road in her "mullet…
- Hell House (2001)
- Dir. George Ratliff
- Behind–the–scenes account of a small fundamentalist church in Texas whose "Hell House" serves as a tool to literally "scare the hell out…
- Human Nature (2001)
- Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Tim Robbins, Rhys Ifans, Patricia Arquette…
- An odd yet amusing burlesque from the makers of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, presenting a wildly contrived scenario as an excuse to examine the comedy of…