Documentary DVDs

Gerard Smythe’s documentary When a City Falls is a collective examination of the Canterbury earthquakes, physical and emotional damage. Smythe and his team filmed over 100 hours of footage capturing the emotion & resilience of the Christchurch community. This stunning documentary gives all New ...

Nugus Martin Productions has accumulated probably the best collection of rare and unseen footage of World War II in the world. By using the very latest colorization techniques it is now possible to show the full story of World War II as it has never been fully seen before. With the very latest s...

The Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Inside Job directed by Charles Ferguson is the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown at a cost of over $20 trillion resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through ex...

Packed with excitement and revelation - and stunning screen 'firsts' - this breathtaking 10 part blockbuster narrated by David Attenborough, brings you 130 incredible stories from the frontiers of the natural world. Cutting-edge cinematic techniques capture unprecedented beautiful sequences: birds r...

Discover The Man You Never Knew… Michael Jacksons This Is It is a unique music event offering Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this ...

In production during the untimely and controversial death of Michael Jackson, this remarkable unauthorised biography of the King of Pop has been fast tracked for release with new footage and bonus materials featuring the Memorial Service held at the Staples Centre, the tabloid frenzy surrounding Mic...

This documentary includes historical musical performances re-assessed by a panel of esteemed experts, as well as obscure footage, rare interviews and rarely seen photographs. It also contains review, comment, criticism and insight from; Broadcaster ...    Full Descriptionand frie...

N.Z.S.A.S: First Among Equals is a stunning 4 part documentary series on the inner-workings of the most elite fighting force NZ has.  The timing is perfect to release this DVD for father's day  Especially given the huge recent media coverage of Willy Apiata's recent distinction in Afghanis...

A landmark documentary series from the BBC to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years as Head of State of the united Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth. For the first time in modern history a Monarch reaches their Diamond Jubilee. To mark the occasion The Diamond Queen presents a definitive analy...

All four episodes of the ITV travel series following comedian Billy Connolly as he completes a lifelong dream by travelling the world's most famous highway. Mounting his trusty trike, Billy puts a modern spin on 'Easy Rider' as he journeys along the 2488 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica. To the ac...

The Story Behind New Zealand’s Most Successful Drama Series. The West family, their friends and associates laughed, cried, loved, drank and swore their way into the hearts of audiences at home and around the world. Now, Outrageous Fortune: Revealed, goes behind the scenes of this iconic sho...

This BBC natural history crown jewel combines rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with our planets best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster special edition series includes brand new special features as i...

Disc One: ‘Ladies & Gentlemen’ The legendary concert film ‘Ladies & Gentlemen’ has been fully restored and remastered from the original film print and multitrack audio masters and now finally receives it’s first ever official release on DVD and Blu-Ray. Filme...

The Challenge: nothing bu McDonald's for 30 days - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Three Rules: 1. only eat what is available over the counter (water included); 2. must supersize if offered; 3. Eat everything on the menu at least once. Overstuffed with fat and facts about a billion dollar industry besi...

A pop phenomenon in every sense of the word, her catchy singles and sexy videos, plus a very public private life have made her a worldwide household name. She has sold over 85 million records worldwide and her charmed life as an all American pop princess with a golden girl image has become a soap op...

They gave him their love, their money and their obsessive online parodies. He gave them... the prequels. We all love Star Wars... until George Lucas went and ruined it! The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled, but when it comes to George Lucas himself, ma...

Early in 2011, U2 returned to Hansa Studio in Berlin to discuss the making of 'Achtung Baby'... 'From The Sky Down' is a new documentary film directed by Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim ('It Might Get Loud', 'Waiting for Superman', 'An Inconvenient Truth'). 'From The Sky Down' ...

**A unique and exclusive look into the life of the quiet Beatle.** By the age of 25 George Harrison had achieved unparalleled international fame and financial success as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. He spent years navigating the Lennon-McCartney song writing team, while quietly establishing...

In this fascinating documentary produced by the award-winning Memory Line team, we return to the remote and inhospitable Denniston Plateau with some of the miners and men who worked on the Incline. As they tell their story, high quality 35mm archive movie film graphically shows how the coal was take...

A fascinating look at the wonders of space Definitive, provocative and exquisitely beautiful, Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking is a fascinating look at space from one of the finest brains on the planet. See through Hawking’s eyes, how the universe began, how it creates stars, black ho...

Set against the imposing mountains and isolated beaches in a remote part of New Zealand, This Way of Life is an intimate portrait of a Maori family and their relationship with nature, adversity, their horses and society at large. Peter and Colleen Karena are in their early 30’s. They have s...

Never Forgotten, Always an Inspiration, Always Missed. The sudden death in December 2002 of Joe Strummer, front man of the legendary Seventies punk band The Clash, robbed the world of rock and roll music of one of its unique talents. This DVD is the definitive story of one of the world’s...

Morgan Spurlock, who hilariously Super Size-ed himself to take down the American fast-food diet, sets his sights on the country s biggest enemy in similarly comic fashion. Armed only with a hasty round of survival training, a camera, and his trademark moustache, Spurlock searches the Middle East s m...

From the makers of the DEEP BLUE and hit TV series PLANET EARTH comes this stunning feature film about our home, earth - a celebration of the beauty of our planet that reminds us of the delicate fragility that surrounds us. A stunning visual treat narrated by PATRICK STEWART, EARTH takes us on a maj...

An exclusive documentary about New Zealand’s newest hero Corporal Willie Apiata, VC. On Monday 2nd July 2007 Prime Minister Helen Clark announced that NZSAS Corporal Apiata was to receive the Commonwealth highest military honour, the Victoria Cross. From this moment, Willie Apiata was thrus...

GREATEST TANK BATTLES SEASON 2 is an action-packed 10-part series that brings to life the most gripping and monumental tank battles ever fought. Filmed on battlefields across the world, and using stunning, ultra-realistic CGI animation and eyewitness accounts, this original series puts you in the he...

When RMS TITANIC set sail for New York from Southampton on 10th April 1912, she was one of the great modern feats of engineering. Designed by a team of skilled engineers and boasting some of the most advanced technologies and safety features of the time, she was hailed as “unsinkable”. Then, just fo...

Includes Inside the Titanic and Titanic and Me. **Inside the Titanic** For the first time, this dramatised documentary shows what happened from the point of view of the killer itself: the water. Sometimes it crept unseen, at other times it roared. One minute it was hidden, the next it was ever...

Documentary about the life and death of Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna. The film charts Senna's career from his Formula One debut in the mid-1980s to his tragic death in a crash on the San Marino Grand Prix racing track in 1994, which was being watched...

Exploring the world of its tiny heroes in locations that are worlds apart - the Namibian savannah, the Mongolian steppe, a Japanese megalopolis and sunny California - Babies makes a universal statement with strength and passion. Babies is a visual and sensorial experience that will reveal the most b...

In the remote wilderness of New Zealand, when necessity was the mother of invention, a maverick bunch of kids had a dream which they would one day share with the world. Relive the innovative journey of extreme sports pioneers in mystical worlds which have long since gone. But for one...

This 5 part series reveals how geology, geography and climate have had a far more powerful influence on mankind than has previously been acknowledged. With passionate storytelling, bold ideas and extraordinary HD camerawork, this engaging and visually stunning series offers a new and original versio...

Journey back millions of years to explore a virtual lost world with these three massively popular Discovery Channel programmes all in one monster collection! Explore the major cities and landmarks where these magnificent beasts once roamed, learn the anatomical secrets that made them such incredible...

From sea to source, an epic journey following the longest river in the world... Joanna Lumley embarks on the trip of a lifetime; to follow the River Nile. On a 4000 mile journey, Joanna revisits the romantic history of the longest river in the world and talks with the people working and living th...

One platoon, one valley, one year. Winner of the 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, and heralded as one of the best war films ever made, Restrepo focuses on the deployment of a US platoon in Afghanistan's hostile Korengal Valley - considered one of the most dangerous postings of the war. *Excepti...

Join HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey as they celebrate the momentous occasion of their marriage. Relive and treasure their special day with this souvenir DVD, containing two hours of coverage from the BBC including Catherine’s breathtaking arrival at Westminster...

Hailed as a film masterpiece and landmark in historical storytelling Ken Burns's epic documentary brings to life America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. With digitally enhanced images and new stereo sound here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers a heroic and tr...

A fast-paced and fascinating series with universal appeal combining CGI, archive and actuality footage to show how modern technology has shaped the objects we use, fight with, live and travel in. Find out how and why our 21st century weapons, buildings, superstructures and vehicles have evolved ...

Many chat shows have come and gone, but no one has ever matched the Parkinson style of interviewing. With a cast of stars, friends and colleagues, the man who has met many of the greatest icons of the 20th century will talk about them, his career, and reveal the truth behind the show that made him a...

All the Memoryline collection in one box set. Contains: - Main Trunk Century - Total Steam - On Denniston - Rimutaka Incline - Rails In The Wilderness - North Island Main Trunk