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All American HighAll American High (All American High Revisited) (1985-2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Keva Rosenfeld
Excellent 'time–capsule' account of a year at an affluent American High School in Los Angeles, California in 1984. The film's key character…
Private Practices: The Story of a Sex SurrogatePrivate Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate (1985)
Dir. Kirby Dick
The debut feature from bold documentarian Kirby Dick (SICK) is this fascinating and humane portrait of a sex surrogate Maureen Sullivan, who is…
ShoahShoah (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Claude Lanzmann
Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary on the Holocaust – 10 years in the making – is everything Resnais' 'Night and Fog' isn't; rough,…
Chicken RanchChicken Ranch (1984) Recommended
Dir. Nick Broomfield
Astonishing expose of a famous legal whorehouse in Texas on which a popular Dolly Parton movie was based. What is revealed, however, is far from the…
KoyaanisqatsiKoyaanisqatsi (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Godfrey Reggio
This unique visual and aural masterpiece looks at our earth and 20th Century 'progress' through the eye of time–lapse camera. The…
Vernon, FloridaVernon, Florida (1982)
Dir. Errol Morris
An early gem from dir. Morris (THE FOG OF WAR) that ambles around the small backwater town of the title, documenting the eccentricities and humour of…
Gates of HeavenGates of Heaven (1980) Aro Favourite
Dir. Errol Morris
This acclaimed debut of dir. Errol Morris (THIN BLUE LINE) staked a high water mark for eccentric film subjects by documenting the closing down of a…
Soldier GirlsSoldier Girls (1980) Recommended
Dir. Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill
Early Nick Broomfield entry surveys the US Army's training regime for female recruits. Though less obtrusive than in later incarnations, Broomfield…
Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre GorinThree Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin (Poto and Cabengo, Routine Pleasures, My Crasy Life) (1980-1992)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Gorin
Three delightfully absorbing observational documentaries from director Jean–Pierre Gorin, well know for his collaborations with Jean–Luc…
Best BoyBest Boy (1979)
Dir. Ira Wohl
Academy–award winning doco follows three years in the life of the film–maker's cousin Philly, a 52–year–old with the…

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