Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 2933 Films to Buy & Rent
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (TV Series) (2020)
- Dir. Ann Druyan, Brannon Braga
- Sequel to the landmark documentary series COSMOS, which in turn updated the original series presented by Carl Sagan in 1980. Astrophysicist Neil…
David Byrne's American Utopia (American Utopia) (2020)
- Dir. Spike Lee
- A Spike Lee directed document of former Talking Heads front man David Byrne's exuberant 2019 Broadway show, based loosely on his album American…
Girl on the Bridge, The (2020)
- Dir. Leanne Pooley
- A brave and heart–wrenching documentary breaking the silence around New Zealand's mental health crisis, from the perspective of suicide…
I Am Greta (2020)
- Dir. Nathan Grossman
- A portrait of teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg, which starts with her one–person school strike outside Swedish parliament, and…
Ken Burns' Country Music (2020)
- Dir. Ken Burns
- Formidable 8–part, 16 hour PBS series by the legendary documentarian Ken Burns, exploring the history of country music and it's cultural impact…
Laurel Canyon (2020)
- Two part documentary series exploring the music and culture of Laurel Canyon and the wider LA rock scene of the 60's and 70's. Features incredible…
Six60: Till The Lights Go Out (2020)
- Dir. Julia Parnell
- Documentary tracking the extraordinary success of Kiwi band Six60, who started off as students living in 660 Castle Street in Dunedin, and went on to…
#Anne Frank: Parallel Stories (2019)
- Dir. Sabina Fedeli, Anna Migotto
Feat. Helen Mirren
- Documentary marking the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, featuring Helen Mirren reading from Anne Frank's diaries and providing a moving…
2040 (2019)
- Dir. Damon Gameau
- Structured as a visual letter to his 4–year–old daughter, the director of THAT SUGAR FILM embarks on a journey to explore what the future…
63 Up (2019)
- Dir. Michael Apted
- Continuation of the ground–breaking documentary series following the lives of 14 British people since 1964, providing yet another plethora of…