
Feature Documentaries
Monday night is feature documentary night at 8.30pm.
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. Ry Cooder travels to Havana to bring legendary Cuban musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.
When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. Thirty years later, Herzog goes on a journey, inspired by Chatwin's passion for the nomadic life. (2019)
M, (M) Follows a Native-Non-Native couple in Montana, ahead of their wedding. Through their struggles, we explore how gender and identity issues affect different generations in Montana.
M, L. (ML) In Mexico City's wealthiest neighbourhoods, the Ochoa family runs a private ambulance, competing with other for-profit EMTs for patients in need of urgent help.
G, This documentary film of Jean-Michel Basquiat details how the self-taught Brooklyn-born artist rose to be one of the greats on the international art marketplace.
The work of a Māori warden goes unseen and this behind-the-scenes documentary uncovers the truth of the voluntary service they provide - for the love of their people.
M, LC. (MLC) Cinematographer Jane Castle’s documentary about her filmmaker mother is an intimate mother-daughter story and an eye-opening chronicle of women’s roles in the film industry.
G, Following the booming artificial intelligence industry, what opportunities and challenges it brings, and its impact on the global community.
M, L. (ML) Exposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world.
M, (M) The powerful story of Fa’amoana John Luafutu’s experiences as a state ward in the 1960s. A story of survival in the face of terrible abuse.
G, A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu. (2011)
PG, A love story told in song and spoken word, from the points of view of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter — First Nation singer-songwriters and icons of Australian music. (2021)