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The Private Life Of Plants
(1995) [E]

David Attenborough's study of the world of plants, which demonstrates, with the aid of time-lapse photography, the rich and varied ways in which they flourish.  More

Baraka
(1992) [PG]

“Baraka”, an ancient Sufi word with forms in many languages, can simply be translated as a blessing, or as the breath, or essence of life from which the evolutionary process unfolds. Baraka was photographed in 70mm on six continents in 24 countries including such diverse places as Tanzania,...  More

Catwalk
(1996) [M]

Celebrating that rare breed of supermodel who has turned being beautiful into an art form. CATWALK follows Christy Turlington on an insider tour of the Fashion Collections of Milan, Paris and New York. Accompanied by fellow supermodels Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Carla Bruni, and joined on...  More

On Any Sunday (Director's Special Edition)
(1971) [G]

A documentary following the lives of motorcycle racers and racing enthusiasts, including actor Steve McQueen. First asking the question "Why do they do it?" this film looks at the people who devote (and sometimes risk) their lives to racing on tracks and off-road courses around the world.  More

Hoop Dreams
(1994) [M]

This documentary follows two inner-city Chicago residents, Arthur Agee and William Gates, as they follow their dreams of becoming basketball superstars. Beginning at the start of their high school years, and ending almost 5 years later, as they start college, we watch the boys mature into men,...  More

Mclibel - Two Worlds Collide
(1998) [PG]

A documentary filmed over three years and following the lives of Helen Steel and Dave Morris, a postman and a gardener, whose trial against fast food giants McDonalds became the longest in English history. Their case develops from the basic issues of nutrition, animals, advertising and the...  More

Nanook Of The North
(1922) [G]

The key work in the field of documentary film, and one of the most important productions in the history of cinema, Nanook of the North was hailed as a masterpiece on its release in 1922, and became both a critical and commercial success. Nonetheless, the film has its detractors, and controversies...  More

42 Up
(1998) [PG]

In 1964, Michael Apted interviewed seven-year-old English kids: five or six from privilege, a Yorkshire farm kid, East-End girls, and boys from a children's home. Every seven years, Apted re-interviews those willing (two declined this time). At 42, careers are stuck or flourishing; marriages are...  More

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
(1992) [G]

Funny, provocative and surprisingly accessible, Manufacturing Consent explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist. In a dynamic collage of new and original footage, biography, archival gems, imaginative graphics and...  More

Start Up .Com
(2001) [M]

Friends since high school, 20-somethings Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman have an idea: a Web site for people to conduct business with municipal governments. This documentary tracks the rise and fall of govWorks.com from May of 1999 to December of 2000, and the trials the business brings to the...  More