Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3020 Films to Buy & Rent
- Why Am I?: The Science of Us (2016)
- An internationally lauded four part series that details the findings of a 40–year study by the Otago School of Medicine that follows every baby…
- Wizard Mode (2016)
- Dir. Nathan Drillot, Jeff Lee Petry
- Robert Gagno aspires to be a world pinball champion in this poignant documentary which explores pinball culture through the life of a dedicated…
- Zach's Ceremony (2016)
- Dir. Aaron Petersen
- A complex, emotive story of an Aboriginal boy's journey to manhood captured over 10 years under pressures from his loving but staunch father, the…
- Zero Days (2016)
- Dir. Alex Gibney
- Cyber–warfare documentary from the Academy Award–winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, who provides the most comprehensive account yet of…
- 25 April (2015)
- Dir. Leanne Pooley
- An animated take on the tragic 1915 Gallipoli Campaign of WW1 told through the perspective of six New Zealanders who were involved. The voice cast…
- 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets (2015)
- Dir. Marc Silver
- Devastating dissection of the aftermath of a racially charged encounter between a young black male and a middle aged white man that turns fatal.
- A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
- Dir. Nelson George
- Nuanced portrait of African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside…
- A Family Affair (2015)
- Dir. Angeliki Aristomenopoulou
- An intimate and intoxicating portrait of the renowned Xylouris family, who have been maintaining the musical traditions of their native Crete for…
- A Flickering Truth (2015)
- Dir. Pietra Brettkelly
- In documenting one man’s precarious quest to restore thousands of hours of film heritage in the post–Taliban Kabul, New Zealand filmmaker…
- Act of Kindness (2015)
- Dir. Costa Botes, Sven Pannell
- Charting the ripple effects of real compassion, this inspiring true story follows a spirited young New Zealander’s search for the Rwandan samaritan…