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Subgenre Sampler

 
Highlands Trilogy, TheHighlands Trilogy, The (First Contact; Joe Leahy's Neighbours; Black Harvest) (1984-1992) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson
The acclaimed trilogy of documentaries about the interractions between indigenous people and Westerners in Papua New Guinea.
John Pilger's The New Rulers of the WorldJohn Pilger's The New Rulers of the World (The New Rulers of the World; War By Other Means; Burp! Pepsi v Coke in the Ice Cold War) (1984-2001) Recommended
Dir. David Munro, Alan Lowery
Feat. John Pilger
Three more essential documentaries from journalist John Pilger, with the emphasis on big business, globalisation, and the plight of the Third…
MarleneMarlene (1984)
Dir. Maximilian Schell
Feat. Marlene Dietrich
Maximilian Schell presents his own personal vision of Germany's greatest screen legend, Marlene Dietrich. Witness the woman in person and her career…
PucciniPuccini (Tony Palmer's Film about Puccini) (1984)
Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Robert Stephens, Virginia McKenna
TV MOVIE intercuts the story of Puccini's affair with Tony Palmer's real life attempts to stage Puccini's final opera.
Pumping Iron II - The WomenPumping Iron II - The Women (1984)
Dir. George Butler
This look at the burgeoning world of women's bodybuilding is even more entertaining than its male precursor. Conflicts over what determines a…
Robert Epstein Collection, TheRobert Epstein Collection, The (The Times of Harvey Milk, Common Threads: Stories From The Quilt, The Celluloid Closet, Paragraph 175) (1984-2000) Recommended
Dir. Robert Epstein
Superb collection of four documentaries and special features from Academy–Award winning director Robert Epstein acclaimed for his confronting…
Times of Harvey MilkTimes of Harvey Milk (1984) Recommended
Dir. Robert Epstein
A powerful and moving document of the life of the first openly homosexual political candidate who was tragically assasinated in San Fransisco after…
Another State of MindAnother State of Mind (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Adam Small
A compelling time–capsule from the early 1980s American punk–scene, documenting the travails of two L.A. bands (Social Distortion and…
Hell's Angels ForeverHell's Angels Forever (1983)
Dir. Richard Chase, Kevin Keating, Leon Gast
Feat. Bo Diddley, Willie Nelson
Seemingly straightforward doco is more a chilling endorsement of the self–styled outlaws. Even amid disturbing glimpses of short–fuse…
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…

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