documentary
Louis Theroux explores the grimmer aspects of US culture in his unique style
Three new Louis Theroux docos explore the grimmer elements of American culture.
05 Aug
Influential fashion design and Alice Cooper (?!) feature in House of Cardin
Doco celebrates Cardin’s groundbreaking designs and influence on modern fashion.
31 Jul
A dozen highlights from the upcoming Doc Edge film festival
This year’s programme of 83 docos heads online from Friday 12 June.
05 Jun
The vital joys of nature documentaries and their jaw-dropping beauty
There’s a heap of A-grade nature docos on Neon to savour.
15 May
Spaceship Earth is the fascinating origin story of a controversial project
The communal counter-culture of the 1960s is a surprising foundation for this mega-project.
14 May
DocPlay’s superb music selections ease the pain of not going to gigs
A phenomenal selection of music documentaries are on offer.
11 May
DocEdge announces first titles for its online festival
Cartoonists, aliens, and geopolitical spin-doctor – oh my!
06 May
Peter Jackson’s Beatles doco is coming to cinemas this year
Painstakingly restored footage of the Fab Four is coming our way.
12 Mar
The best documentaries of last decade
The past 10 years have enlightened, terrified, and entertained.
16 Dec
Watch the brand new Kiwi short doc series ChillDocs right here
From Ihumaatao to a cheeky leopard seal named Owha.
09 Dec
Netflix’s Tell Me Who I Am is an incredibly moving film on memory loss and brotherly bonds
“This raw display of male vulnerability strikes the heart and all its arteries.”
30 Oct
You’ll feel every drop of sweat in the stunning Amazing Grace
Aretha Franklin’s performance will blow you away.
04 Sep
Operation: Rambu & NZ’s international action star you’ve never heard of
New Loading Docs short on the Kiwi star of “Indonesian Rambo”
29 Aug
Watch this year’s Loading Docs shorts and hear from their filmmakers
Celebrating modern heroes, a forgotten action star and more.
29 Aug
Climate change film 2040 might just shift your world for the better
But if you’re a science nerd, there’s little here for you.
15 Aug
Herbs: Songs of Freedom director on his doco about local music legends
NZ Music Hall of Fame inductees Herbs are celebrated in new doco
15 Aug
Director of 2040 on making people understand and act on climate change
“If you give them the tools, great things can happen.”
12 Aug
New film details the competitive advantage of plant-based diets
“The Game Changers isn’t here to preach to the wellness-culture choir,”
12 Aug
Love scotch? Then you’ll lap up amiable doco Scotch: The Golden Dream
Those with no interest can just keep walking.
17 Jun
Heperi Mita on his doco about pioneering filmmaking mum Merata
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen returns to cinemas.
09 May
Film is indivisible from whānau in Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
An exploration of family alongside a celebration of creativity.
09 May
Netflix doco Knock Down the House captures rise of AOC and much more
Political doco includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among its four subjects.
02 May
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