Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3040 Films to Buy & Rent
Shut Up and Sing (2006)
- Dir. Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck
- Politics ("shut up") and music ("sing") find themselves reluctantly linked in this portrait of country superstars, "The Dixie Chicks", and the…
Sign of the Times (2006)
- Dir. Victoria Manning, Paul Wolffram
- In April 2006 the New Zealand Parliament recognised New Zealand Sign Language as the third official language of New Zealand. This short 'insider'…
Silent Britain (2006)
- An intriguing journey into the 'Lost Atlantis' of the British silent film industry, which prior to 1929 generated thousands of films, as much through…
Squeegee Bandit (2006)
- Dir. Sandor Lau
- The hard–luck story of a charismatic street window–washer who works the intersections of South Auckland is documented with warmth and…
Steal This Film (2006)
- The inside scoop on the world's most notorious (and popular) piracy website and its Swedish operators that also examines how file sharing / internet…
Struggle No More (2006)
- Dir. Costa Botes
- Affectionate tribute to veteran Wellington band 'The Windy City Strugglers' who formed in 1968 to play a mix of blues, soul and jug–band music…
Surfing the Menu - New Zealand (2006)
- Adventure–bound Australian food show which here features surf–mad Kiwi chef Mark Gardner and host Ben O'Donoghue on an exciting food…
Swing Guitar - The Genius of Django Reinhardt (2006)
- Short but informative documentary about the legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, who rose from obscurity as a European gypsy to become perhaps…
Tell Me Do You Miss Me (2006)
- Dir. Matthew Buzzell
- Both melancholic and humorous, the dissolution of celebrated New York band 'Luna' (fronted by Kiwi ex–pat Dean Wareham) is chronicled as they…
This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006)
- Dir. Kirby Dick
- A film that is close to our hearts, this is a good–humoured yet scathing attack on the American Film Industry and the hush of its censorship…