Browse documentary movie and series in Australia
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Hosted by President Bill Clinton, the series explores the history of the American presidency and the struggle for a more perfect union across six themed episodes: race, extremism, the struggle for rights, presidential vision, global power.
The American Presidency with Bill Clinton (2022 )
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There are more than ten thousand monuments across the country that honour the war dead . But what of the bloody battles fought on our home soil, in our longest-running war that established the Australian nation?
The Australian Wars (2022 )
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Michael Portillo embark on an extraordinary voyage of self-discovery, exploring the dramatic mountain range that straddles the border between France and Spain, the Pyrenees. The four-part series is a real adventure for Michael as he walks a stretch of the 270 mile trail through the Pyrenees, from the Bay of Biscay on the Atlantic coast in the West to the shores of the Mediterranean in the East.
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo (2022 )
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Natascha Kampusch - A Lifetime in Prison (2022 )
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Follows the design, service and loss of some of the world's greatest ocean liners, covering 100 years, from luxury floating palaces to national symbols, all tragically lost through conflict, accidents or human error.
Secrets of the Lost Liners (2022 )
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Filmed in over 60 different locations this epic documentary series will draw on the most spellbinding and dramatic stories from all corners of the globe. It will reveal the ways all life is connected and how natural events affect animals.
A Year on Planet Earth (2022 )
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Miriam Margolyes is back on the road, heading west along the bottom of Australia, to understand what the Fair Go means in Australia today and how it is playing out in the diverse lives of her fellow citizens.
Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked (2022 )
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Series re-examining the evidence from British au pair Louise Woodward's murder trial 25 years ago. Includes unprecedented access to witnesses, the defence team, the prosecution and members of the jury who decided her fate.
The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It? (2022 )
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For more than 420 weeks, between 1937 and 1945, somewhere in the world a battle raged. What made the news in and around the biggest events of World War Two? At any given moment during these years there were countless things happening on and off the battlefield, stories that history seldom touches. By analyzing the events in forty-one critical weeks of World War Two we explore how people lived and survived during the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen. Using meticulously researched archival footage and expert insights, we introduce the unusual and the unexpected, highlighting the pivotal moments of the war to create an original and engaging perspective of World War Two.
Weeks of War (2022 )
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In the 2019/2020 Black Summer, Australia suffered some of the worst bushfires in its history, observed from afar by the Himawari-8 meteorological satellite. Terabytes of satellite data were processed into an unprecedented stream of images for this experimental documentary.
Black Summer (2022 )
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Follow Prince Andrew, whose behavior brought scandal and disgrace to the royal family. Pushing him into the sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and then into a sex trafficking scandal that threatens the House of Windsor.
Prince Andrew: Banished (2022 )
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Reveals how the Covid crisis has led to the near extinction of the massive cocaine production sites deep in the rainforest of the Peruvian Andes.
Crisis in Cocaine Valley (2022 )
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A group of black bull-riders travel throughout the country in the hopes of making it to the rodeo finals in Oklahoma City. In the end, determination and sacrifice will lead one cowboy to the title of 'IPRA World Champion'.
Shut Up and Ride (2022 )
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Inside the meteoric rise of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google — from their small origins to their current domination of the tech industry.
Land of the Giants: Titans of Tech (2022 )
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Police Strike Force is the inside story of the most gripping, heart-stopping, tense and nerve-racking police investigations, stings and taskforce operations in recent memory, told by the men and women who broke the case and were there when it all came crashing down. Using video and sound captured by the New South Wales Police Media Unit, combined with surveillance, search and interview footage taken by the investigating units, Police Strike Force is a compelling insight into dramatic law enforcement takedowns.
Police Strike Force (2022 )
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A 60-minute core yoga routine targeting glutes and abs while focusing on form to keep you challenged through the duration of your workout.
1 Hour Power Up Yoga Core Workout: Alex Esparza (2022 )
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Go behind the scenes, and onto the stage, of a legendary concert to discover the story of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, told in song – a story that should be told to every Australian.
Wash My Soul in the River's Flow (2022 )
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Liam traces back to the site of his former band’s defining performances, incorporating all-new interviews, behind the scenes and concert footage captured from 20 camera positions. The film explores and seeks out stories and perspectives from collaborators and fans from diverse generations from around the world, transposing the emotional and social context of the 90s’ shows versus the tumult of our current era.
Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22 (2022 )
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Interviews from band members, producers and others comparing two iconic bands - ABBA and Queen.
ABBA V Queen (2022 )
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I'm Wanita is the story of a renegade country music singer from Tamworth, Australia, hell-bent on realizing her childhood dreams of stardom.
I'm Wanita (2022 )
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Portugal managed to get through all of World War II without firing a single shot. Caught in a vise between the Axis and the Allies, Antonio Salazar, the country’s strongman, used every trick in the book to get his country through unscathed. In this war of nerves in which anything went, the Portuguese dictator took brilliant advantage of the only weapon available to maintain his country’s independence: neutrality.
Lisbon and WWII Spies, Gold and Diplomacy (2022 )
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Examines the history of the African kings from Kush who conquered Egypt and ruled over it for 1500 years through an exhibition at the Louvre.
Pharaohs Of The Two Lands (2022 )
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As notions of civil rights transformed across the world, so was the screen landscape reformed by the ascension of grassroots film movements seeking to challenge the mainstream. Some aspired to push form to its limit; others worked to destabilise what they saw as a homogenous industry, or to provoke questions around gender, sexuality, migration and race.
Senses of Cinema (2022 )
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After former Afghan refugee and photographer, Muzafar Ali, discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 years, he begins to photograph their descendants in a search to define his own Afghan-Australian identity. The Cameleer Descendants are a mix of Aboriginal, Afghan and Colonial Australian and as Muzafar meets and connects with the resilient but traumatised community he learns about his new country’s complicated history. His journey is interrupted when Afghanistan is handed back to the Taliban by the US and International Forces, and he races to help his friends and colleagues left behind.
Watandar, My Countryman (2022 )
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The attempted ‘modernisation’ of Melbourne in the 1950s destroyed much of the city, including its elegant cinemas and picture palaces. Now, a new Melbourne-made documentary brings them back to life.
The Lost City of Melbourne (2022 )
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Western Australia's iconic black cockatoos are in crisis. Their numbers have fallen dramatically over the past few decades and all three species in the south west of WA could become extinct in just 20 years unless something is done to protect their habitats. With the loss of the banksia woodlands on the Swan Coastal Plain to housing, Carnaby's Black Cockatoos have come to depend on the once vast exotic pine plantations on Perth's northern fringe.
Black Cockatoo Crisis (2022 )
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She is a full-length documentary about writer Aimée Baker and her award-winning poetry collection Doe. Doe is her quest to give voice to the missing and unidentified women of the United States.
She (2022 )
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Investigating why beloved fitness icon Richard Simmons hasn't been seen for over eight years. TMZ speaks to the people closest to him including Bruce Vilanch, Suzanne Somers, Dr. Phil, and Simmons' longtime costume designer, Leslie Wilshire.
TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons (2022 )
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After a tragic accident leaves Justin Wadlington blind in his left eye at age 5, he develops a unique artistic ability with no formal art training. Despite growing up without parents and living in emergency shelters on the streets of Philadelphia, Wadlington takes advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and begins a journey of ascension to the highest echelon of the fine art world.
Blind Eye Artist (2022 )
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From the world's most famous penguin parade on Phillip Island to the penguins living in St Kilda, we meet key characters who will attempt to complete their mission: to stake their territory, partner up and raise their chicks.
Meet the Penguins (2022 )
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During the COVID-19 lockdowns, an Evangelical Christian singer stands up for religious liberties by holding mass outdoor worship concerts.
Superspreader (2022 )
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Combining real footage, archival footage, fiction and 3D modeling, this unseen documentary traces the history of this spectacular and unfinished work.
Sagrada Familia - Gaudi's challenge (2022 )
