Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Documentary: 204 Films to Rent on VHS
- Sheilas: 28 Years On (2004)
- Dir. Annie Goldson, Dawn Hutchesson
- Utilising the approach of Michael Apted's 7–UP films, this features encounters with the participants of the 1976 New Zealand TV series 'Women'…
- Backyard Science (2003)
- A likeable demonstration of the basic principles of science, with four Australian kids finding all they need in the kitchen, garage, and the garden…
- Last Post, The (2003)
- Dir. Dan Cleary, James Hollings
- A documentary of local significance, yet universal application, charting the last week of operations for the long–running Wellington newspaper…
- Pyramid - Beyond Imagination (2003)
- Dir. Jonathan Stamp
Feat. Omar Sharif
- Short study concerning the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the largest manmade structures on the planet. Inside the dramatic framework of one worker's…
- Berlusconi's Mousetrap (2002)
- Dir. Aaron Rip
- Eye–witness, partisan account of the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, which led to serious clashes between police and protesters (leaving one dead…
- Children of Gallipoli (2002)
- Dir. Anna Cottrell
- Interesting documentary interviews the grandchildren of four combatants in the ANZAC Gallipoli campaign of WWI – involving Turkish and New…
- Finest Hour (2002)
- Dir. Nick Read
- In–depth and atmospheric study of the ‘Battle of Britain’, the crucial air war of WWII fought over England in 1940.
Gripping…
- In a Land of Plenty (2002)
- Dir. Alister Barry
- Described as ‘the story of unemployment in New Zealand,’ this serves as a strong companion piece for SOMEONE ELSE'S COUNTRY, dir. Barry’s…
- Lost Dinosaurs, The (2002)
- Dir. Bryan Bruce
- The true story of Joan Wiffen who in 1975 discovered dinosaur bones in the remote Mangahuanga Stream (Hawkes Bay, New Zealand). Returning to the…
- Only the Strong Survive (2002)
- Dir. Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
- Warm and intelligent appreciation of several of the soul–music legends of the 1960s and 70s by a veteran documentary team.
Based around a…