Documentaries
James Dean:The First American Teenager
Directed by Ray Connolly, James Dean:The First American Teenager is a look back on the life and career of one of the most influential actors and iconic figures in film.
My Voyage To Italy
Martin Scorsese takes us through Italy’s cinema history and shares his insights on films by Rossellini, De Sica, Visconti, Fellini and Antonioni including La Dolce Vita.
Inside Job
Narrated by Matt Damon, Inside Job is a hard as nails documentary about the 2008 financial collapse. It also lets us look into the faces of those who caused it.
Collapse
Collapse, narrated by former Los Angeles narcotics police officer, Michael Ruppert, looks at the escalating crisis of energy and money in a post peak oil world.
The Fireman’s Story: 9/11
10 years have now passed since September 11th 2001, we look back as the events of that day unfolded and were captured by documentary filmmakers, Jules and Gedeon Naudet.
Restrepo
Restrepo, co-directed by Tim Hetherington who was killed killed in a mortar blast this year in Libya, tells a brutal and shocking story of real war from where it takes palce.
Making Michael Jackson’s Thriller
This yet-to-be-released-on-DVD documentary goes behind the scenes with Michael Jackson and director John Landis as they create one of the greatest music videos ever made.
Hollywood Rebels Montgomery Clift
Written and directed by Claudio Masenza, this vintage documentary on Montgomery Clift chronicles his life from childhood to his untimely death at the age of 45.
Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
Shot and narrated by Eleanor Coppola in 1976 in Vietnam, Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse is the story of how one of the greatest movies ever made, was made.
I Am Nancy
Heather Langenkamp, star of three of the Nightmare On Elm Street movies, talks with co-star Robert Englund, director Wes Craven and fans and discovers some surprising insights.
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
This definitive Nightmare On Elm Street documentary looks back on the horror franchise and features interviews with cast and crew members from all eight films.
Ancient Worlds
British historian and archaeologist Richard Miles travels through the Middle East, Egypt, Pakistan and the Mediterranean in this 6 part BBC documentary, Ancient Worlds.
Alain Resnais’ Night And Fog
Alain Resnais 1955 documentary takes us to the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz and Majdanek to show us the horrors of war and the liberation that couldn’t come soon enough.
Set The Piano Stool On Fire
Set the Piano Stool On Fire follows 80-year old classical pianist Alfred Brendel as he passes the torch on to his young prodigy Kit Armstrong before reaching retirement.
Speer & Hitler – The Devil’s Architect
This docudrama looks at the relationship between Adolf Hitler and Albert Speer, who is sometimes referred to as ‘the Devil’s architect’ or ‘the Nazi who said sorry’.
Budrus
Take a draught from the Arab Spring in this confident, sensitive and moving documentary about a Palestinian village’s resistance to the Israeli border fence.
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