Documentaries

A slow-cinema treasure, Grace McKenzie's documentary, Yumburra, traces author Bruce Pascoe's establishment of a farm.

Six Australian filmmakers are setting off on the adventure of a lifetime, tasked with making 10 films from 10 mystery countries across 100 days. Follow the action from the road here. 

It's not all cute and fluffy animal stories at Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. Its director Greg Irons says a new docuseries will show the real face of animal conservation, and it's not all "happy Larry".

"Our Kylie" gets candid in the three-part Netflix docuseries, grieving over IVF struggles, Michael Hutchence, and revealing she was diagnosed with cancer a second time in 2021.

Australia's reigning Queen of Pop discusses her relationships with Nick Cave and the late Michael Hutchence, and being tapped to headline the AFL grand final's pre-game entertainment. 

What do you do when your stolen film wins a slew of awards for the thief? In the case of these filmmakers, you travel across the globe to hunt him down.

The Iron Maiden documentary is a 50-year history of heavy metal's flashiest band as told by their biggest fans.

Protests erupted following the killing of six-year-old Hind Rajab at the hands of Israeli forces. Two years later, her story is in the running for an Academy Award.

Four years after floodwaters peaked at 14.4 metres in Lismore, a new documentary looks at how the town moved forward — and what more needs to be done.

Morgan Neville's new documentary is a fascinating portrait of an artist rebuilding himself while the world watches on.

In the 1990s, a group of Indigenous women were accused of fabricating claims of sacred sites to stop the construction of a bridge south of Adelaide. It was a decision that has impacted a community for decades.

When director Baz Luhrmann and his team uncovered hours of previously unseen Elvis Presley recordings, Luhrmann abandoned his original plans, deciding to "get out of the way" and let Presley tell his own story.

In the 1980s, Alby Mangels was a box office star. The filmmaker wowed Australian audiences with his exotic adventures, but at the height of his fame he disappeared. In a rare interview he reveals what went wrong.  

Australia's answer to the Oscars — the AACTAs — lit up the Gold Coast tonight, with horror Bring Her Back and The Narrow Road to the Deep North dominating.

Creative prison programs are celebrated for their ability to heal and transform incarcerated people. But are they enough to break the cycle?

Firsthand accounts, passed down through generations and explored in this documentary, look at the impacts of the overland telegraph line on two neighbouring Aboriginal communities in Central Australia.

Firsthand accounts, passed down through generations and explored in this documentary, look at the impacts of the overland telegraph line on two neighbouring Aboriginal communities in Central Australia.

The National Film and Sound Archive has released 4K restorations of the 1960s film series Life in Australia, commissioned by the Department of Immigration to attract new migrants to regional Australia.

Rob Parsons amassed a following on YouTube for his videos of remote gold panning and mineral fossicking. Now, his attention is on the search for missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer.

Summer is here and so are those long leisurely days of nothing following Christmas. Here are five documentaries that will help you while away the time.