Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3040 Films to Buy & Rent
Anatomy for Beginners (2005)
- Grotesque but rather fascinating documentary series in which anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens and pathologist Prof. John Lee systematically dissect…
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Anthony Bourdain
- Dubbed the "Indiana Jones of world cuisine", best–selling author Anthony Bourdain uses his distinct reputation as a worldwide gourmet…
Arktos: The Inner Journey of Mike Horn (2005)
- Dir. Raphael Blanc
- A documentary about South African–born adventurer Mike Horn, who in 2002 set out to circumnavigate the Arctic Circle – mostly against the…
Around the World in 80 Treasures (2005)
- A fascinating world tour through civilisation's lasting imprint, with historian Dan Cruickshank globetrotting the planet in search of the eighty…
Ballets Russes (2005)
- Dir. Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine
- Splendidly absorbing and intimate look at the legacy of the famous Ballets Russes dance comapny, initially founded by Serge Diaghilev in 1909, then…
Banana in a Nutshell (2005)
- Dir. Roseanne Liang
Feat. Roseanne Liang
- Having fallen in love with a white New Zealand boy, 27–year–old Liang turns the camera on herself in this thoroughly intimate…
Billy Connolly - World Tour of New Zealand (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Billy Connolly
- The special New Zealand segment of comedian Billy Connolly's 2004 world tour, which has the crazed Scot covering the length of the country over eight…
Black Coffee (2005)
- Dir. Irene Lilienheim Angelico
- Caffeine addicts with a bent for history will savour this three–part documentary series tracing the unique and volatile history of…
Black Sun (2005)
- Dir. Gary Tarn
- French artist Hughes de Montalembert’s remarkable and resiliant recovery from a devastating act of violence marks this spirited documentary of one…
Blood of My Brother (2005)
- Dir. Andrew Berends
- A revealing, often eye–opening Iraqi War perspective, shot through director Berends’ unprecedented access to the Mehdi Army and citizens…