Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3056 Films to Buy & Rent
Rising from Ashes (2012)
- Dir. T.C. Johnstone
- The inspirational story behind Rwanda's bid to send a cycling team to the 2012 Olympics under the leadership of a Tour de France veteran.
Room 237 (2012)
- Dir. Rodney Ascher
- Though straining credulity from the outset, this wildly entertaining round table of film obsessives and conspiracy theorists tackles the apparent…
Searching for Sugar Man (Searching for Sugarman) (2012)
- Dir. Malik Bendjelloul
- A unique, engaging music mystery that follows the late–60's Detroit based musician Sixto Rodriguez, who faded into obscurity in America amidst…
Shadows Of Liberty (2012)
- Dir. Jean-Philippe Tremblay
- Fascinating documentary about media ethics, exploring the impact that corporate media ownership has on quality of journalism. Focusses on the USA,…
She-Wolves: England's Early Queens (2012)
- Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven queens who challenged male power during medieval and Tudor England in this proto–feminist history…
Shihad: Beautiful Machine (2012)
- Dir. Sam Peacocke
- A dignified and highly satisfying chronicle of the iconic Kiwi rockers, brimming with revealing anecdotes about the band's fight with fame, the…
Side By Side (2012)
- Dir. Christopher Kenneally
- An earnest Keanu Reeves fronts this broad but insightful overview of the rapidly changing landscape of movie production and exhibition from both an…
Silence in the House of God (Mea Maxima Culpa) (2012)
- Dir. Alex Gibney
- Prolific documentary maker Alex Gibney investigates the Catholic Church’s outrageous protection of its sexually offending priests.
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
- Feat. Ice-T
- Ice–T rounds up a who's who of the hip–hop world for this expansive documentary on the trends, influences, and philosophies to emerge in…
Source Family, The (2012)
- Dir. Jodi Wille, Maria Demopoulos
- Utterly fascinating story of The Source Family, a 150–strong spiritual commune in the Hollywood Hills during the hippy era, presided over with…