Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3017 Films to Buy & Rent
Maria by Callas (2017)
- Dir. Tom Volf
- Definitive portrait of the Greek–American opera singer Maria Callas, using her own writings, letters and reminiscences to tell the story of her…
McKellen: Playing the Part (Ian McKellen: Playing the Part) (2017)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Joe A. Stephenson
- Celebration of the extraordinary life and work of Sir Ian McKellen, based around excerpts from a 14 hour interview, but also including…
McLaren (2017)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Roger Donaldson
- After THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN, director Roger Donaldson tributes another Kiwi hero of motorsport, Bruce McLaren, for this elegant documentary…
Mountain (2017)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Jennifer Peedom
Feat. Willem Dafoe
- A reflective but adrenaline–fueled documentary exploring our timeless enchantment with mountains, in the unique form of a collaboration between…
My Year With Helen (2017)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
- With unique access to high–ranking candidate Helen Clark, filmmaker Gaylene Preston casts a wry eye on proceedings as the United Nations turns…
No Ordinary Sheila (2017)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Hugh MacDonald
- The immensely inspiring life–story of one Sheila Natusch, nonagenarian natural historian, mountain climber, intrepid cyclist and publisher of…
Pecking Order (2017)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Slavko Martinov
- Members of the Christchurch Poultry, Bantam and Pigeon Club prepare for the NZ National Championships in this hilarious, heartwarming slice of Kiwi…
Planet Earth II (TV Series) (2017)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- Follow–up to the landmark 2006 BBC series, once again presented and narrated by the unbeatable Sir David Attenborough, and produced in…
Quest (2017)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- A piercing insight into working class black America during the Obama years, this is an inspiring, tragic and universally relatable documentary that…
Romantic Road (2017)
- Dir. Oliver McGarvey
- Leading London lawyer and his wife re–define later life by motoring across rural India in their battered 1936 Rolls Royce, to get to a human…