Hidden Gems : Documentaries
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- DirectorKevin SchreckStarsOmar Ali-ShahArt BabbittHoward BlakeA documentary about the animated film The Thief and the Cobbler (1993). Its production began in the 1960s and ended in the 1990s, but it wasn't finished by the director, Richard Williams.A bittersweet but intensely inspiring (at least for me as a filmmaker) account.
- DirectorBay DarizPhil EarnestStarsMing-Na WenKevin SmithSeth MacFarlaneIt is a celebration of the unique magic of 2D hand-drawn animation and an exploration of how the Disney of the late 1980s and early 1990s led to an animation boom that was quickly upended by the computer animation revolution that followed.
- DirectorJack BennettStarsTim AllenGreg BerlantiElizabeth CantillonFilmmakers and stars discuss the filming and social effects of Galaxy Quest, a comedic take-off of Star Trek, with brilliant commentary not only on the Star Trek series but on the real-life actors themselves.
- DirectorKief DavidsonDaniel JungeStarsJason BatemanJamie BerardBryan BonahoomA look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys.
- DirectorStephen La RivièreStarsSylvia AndersonArthur ProvisGerry AndersonThe definitive documentary about the iconic puppetry technique developed by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Supermarionation was used in all their programmes throughout the 1960s including Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds.
- DirectorGilles PensoStarsRay HarryhausenPeter JacksonTerry GilliamThe life and work of the renowned film visual effects artist and producer.
- DirectorJoel Allen SchroederStarsBerkeley BreathedJef MallettStephan PastisA documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes," created by Bill Watterson.
- DirectorClare SturgesStarsRebecca FrontJ.J. AbramsPeter BayntonBritish artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy discusses his life and the events that inspired his best-selling book "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse".
- DirectorPeter SweaseyStarsDapo AdeolaOlivia AhmadSteven ApplebyThe iconic illustrator and author, Sir Quentin Blake, tells the story of his creative life in his own words and pictures.
- DirectorMami SunadaStarsHayao MiyazakiYumiko MiyoshiToshio SuzukiFollows the routines of those employed at Studio Ghibli, including filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki as they work to release two films simultaneously, The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
- DirectorNat SharmanStarsHannah FryTilly BlythDoron SwadeAda Lovelace was a most unlikely computer pioneer. In this film, Dr Hannah Fry tells the story of Ada's remarkable life. Born in the early 19th century Ada was a countess of the realm, a scandalous socialite and an 'enchantress of numbers'. The film is an enthralling tale of how a life infused with brilliance, but blighted by illness and gambling addiction, helped give rise to the modern era of computing.
- DirectorMatt SchraderStarsMarco BeltramiJon BurlingameLeonard MaltinA look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.
- StarsGeorge LucasDennis MurenLorne PetersonShowcasing the people of Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects division of Lucasfilm, this series takes us back in time as they create the effects for some of the biggest and most successful films of the last 45 years.
- StarsTom MorrisKevin RaffertyAngela BassettThe inside look into the Walt Disney Imagineering company.
- DirectorTheodore ThomasStarsFrank ThomasOllie JohnstonSylvia RoemerA study of the personal and professional relationship of Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, who started at the studio in the 1930s and worked on 23 films together.
- DirectorJohn-Paul DavidsonTrudie StylerStarsJohn GoodmanTom JonesEartha KittSting's wife Trudie Styler documents the turbulent bureaucracy both Sting and the filmmakers went through in order to complete The Emperor's New Groove (2000), a Disney film that underwent extensive storyline changes from start to finish.
- StarsElis JamesDocumentary mini-series revealing some interesting and unusual facts about some of the animals found on British farms as the seasons of the year progress.