Spotlight: Humour

Documentaries are traditionally not known to be funny or use humour. This selection of documentaries explores the link between truth and taking the mickey, examining the range of comedic techniques and subjects.

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Rock N Roll Nerd

Australia A 3 year odyssey charting the rise of Tim Minchin, one of Australia’s most unique young talents, from obscurity to celebrity.
How to Become a Hero

Serbia Mladen Maticevic is a 40 year old Serbian film director. In the summer of 2005, he decided to try and run the full marathon race on the next Belgrade Marathon.
Carmen Meets Borat

The Netherlands A gypsy village is suddenly confronted with huge dilemmas after they are portrayed as backward people from Kazachstan in the film Borat.

Recipes for Disaster

Finland Director John Webster convinces his family to reduce their CO2 production including not to have a car or to buy anything with plastic for one year.
Courting Condi

USA Picture a romantic musician trying to win the heart of Condoleezza Rice, and you have the premise of Courting Condi, a musical "docu-tragi-comedy".