Subgenre Sampler
Music > Documentary: 559 Films to Buy & Rent
- Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal
- Bearing less of his signature subjectivity, veteran documentarian Nick Broomfield explores Whitney Houston's meteoric rise to stardom, turbulent…
- Beatles, The: Eight Days a Week (2016)
- Dir. Ron Howard
- Ron Howard's thrilling compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.
- Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
- Dir. Thorsten Schütte
- Wildly entertaining portrait of the enigmatic performer, featuring oodles of archival footage, interviews and performances. Like his music, this is…
- Gimme Danger (2016)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Iggy Pop
- Director Jim Jarmuschs' self–described love letter to The Stooges, one of the most influential American bands of all time.
Focusing on the…
- Matilda and Me (2016)
- Dir. Rhian Skirving
- Behind–the–scenes doco that follows comedian Tim Minchin during the Australian rehearsals for the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's…
- Oasis: Supersonic (2016)
- Dir. Mat Whitecross
- Highly entertaining portrait of mouthy Brit–pop icons Oasis and their meteoric rise from the council estates of Manchester to some of the…
- One More Time With Feeling (2016)
- Dir. Andrew Dominik
Feat. Nick Cave
- Nick Cave opens up like never before for close friend and film–making collaborator Andrew Dominik, who crafts an astonishing yet sensitive…
- Poi E: The Story of Our Song (2016)
- Dir. Tearepa Kahi
- An aptly feel–good documentary account of the unlikely pop hit that boldly mashed up "Kapa Haka" song tradition and Te Reo Maori lyrics with…
- Score: A Film Music Documentary (2016)
- Dir. Matt Schrader
- An interesting insight into the art of composing film scores that gleans commentary from a diverse range of more than 60 composers (including Hans…
- Sidemen (Sidemen: Long Road to Glory) (2016)
- Dir. Scott D. Rosenbaum
- Celebratory tribute to the lives and music of three blues greats: piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert…